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Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=39987
IDF Sees Spike in Number of Women Serving in Combat Units
(Israel Hayom) Gideon Allon - This year, 2,800 women will serve in combat roles in the Israel Defense Forces. The number of women serving in combat roles in the Homefront Command is up 38%, the number of women combat soldiers in artillery units is up 19%, the Israeli Navy has seen the number of women in combat roles increase by 93%, and the number of women in combat service in the Border Police has doubled. Brig. Gen. Eran Shani, head of the Planning Brigade and Manpower Administration in the IDF Personnel Directorate, said 90% of all service positions in the IDF are now open to women.