[Netz]

The Israel Defense Forces uses women in almost every capacity. There is even a mainly female combat brigade called “Bardalas (cheetah); along the Egyptian-Israeli border. Women are heavily used as combat instructors but when push comes to shove, the infantry used in ground operations is almost always 100% men - women are right there though, in the thick of it as well...

[rdcbn]

Women in Israel are in the thick of battle because the realities of war in Israel make women being in the thick of things unavoidable.

Israel has set up its female battle groups with just enough men to do the heavy lifting