The IDF this week began the selection of female fighters for the elite Yahalom special combat engineering unit of the Engineering Corps, and Airborne Combat Rescue and Evacuation Unit 669, Kipa ...

Negan demanded from the IDF Chief of Staff refrain from opening new tracks for women in the special forces and immediately close the tracks that had already been opened.

For the first time in Israeli history, a woman has been accepted into Sayeret Matkal, the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) most elite commando unit, often compared to the US Special Forces or Delta ...

An IDF special forces mission to a Hamas compound in Gaza in an attempt to rescue hostages backfired, The Jerusalem Post reports.

Seven people have died in Hezbollah rocket attacks in northern Israel Thursday, one day after an Israel Defense Forces airstrike killed a commander within the terrorist group's special forces unit ...

Israeli special forces rescued four hostages from Gaza on June 8. Noa Argamani, whose abduction via motorcycle was captured on video, is among the rescued hostages. The operation in the Nuseirat ...

A female Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas has been rescued in a special joint operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN, the first successful hostage extrication since the ...

In 2024, the IDF launched pilot programs to integrate women into special forces units, including Unit 669, Sayeret Matkal, and Yahalom – the Combat Engineering Corps’ elite unit.

Israeli special forces were disguised as Palestinian refugees looking for a place to live when they entered the buildings where hostages were being held.