IDF's first mixed-gender battalion operates in the heart of Gaza

Good news! Gender equality in peace as in war!

"The first mixed male-female battalion is operating in the heart of Gaza's combat zones, including in the Shati neighborhood, performing both rescue missions and engineering missions.

Besides being mixed at the rank-and-file level, the commander of one of the battalions is herself a female, Lt. Col. "Yarden." ...

40% of mixed unit in Gaza is made up of female soldiers

Throughout the invasion, the mixed unit has been deeply involved in rescue missions for a large number of wounded soldiers. ..."

WATCH: IDF's first mixed-gender battalion operates in the heart of Gaza - The Jerusalem Post In a hotel used by Hamas as a headquarters, the mixed unit assisted an IDF commando unit in breaking through certain structures to facilitate the commandos' fluid movements.