IDF Halts Training Program of Women Combat Drivers

IDF halts training program of women combat drivers

The decision is controversial as the High Court of Justice has pressed the military to open more, not fewer, tracks for women in combat.

IDF suspends training program for female combat soldiers due to combat fitness demands

The decision followed an Israeli military assessment that women would not be able to handle the burden of combat roles and that it would pose a health risk, despite claims that professionally, female soldiers perform equally to male combatants