Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityOver 250 women officers urged Zamir to disavow 'the exclusion of women' warning of harm to national security, as rabbis of 25 yeshivas combining Jewish religious study with army service, said they will no longer allow students to serve in the armored corps citing women integrationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich01:12 PM • June 24 2026 IDTIsrael's military chief told Jewish religious leaders on Wednesday that the Israel Defense Forces will continue to work to expand the integration of women in key positions and in combat roles "without compromise." Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFWomen's rightsEyal ZamirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-IranTrump-NetanyahuGazaWest BankDemocratic PrimaryLeo MessiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastDespite Rabbis' Objections, IDF Chief Vows to Expand Women Integration in CombatShin Bet Chief Cancels Agency's Pride Month Events, Closes LGBTQ Employee GroupIsrael Braces for Mass Haredi Protest, Disruptions Expected Across Major RoadsPM Keeps IDF in the Dark: Officers Warn Against New Lebanon 'Deconflicting Cell'IDF Soldiers Were Sent to Harass a Bedouin Community That's Halfway to ExpulsionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Israel Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for Israel