IDF’s daring all female unit leader protecting Israel near Egyptian border, meet first Sergeant ‘J’ – The Economic Times Video

It has been 11 months since Israel went all guns blazing against Hamas over barbaric October 7 attack. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) continue to target Hamas hideouts in Gaza, eliminating the outfit’s leadership. Between this mayhem, First Sergeant “J”, an IDF member joined her All-Female Intelligence Combat Unit as they conduct exercise. The aerial exercise by IDF unit was conducted in the Western Negev Desert, close to the Egyptian border. The all-female battalion is the only one of its kind in Israel, tasked with patrolling a large area of the southern border region. After returning from a routine overnight mission on October 7, “J’s” unit began receiving red alerts about rockets from Gaza. After working, “J” returns to Tel Aviv for the weekends, spending time by the sea and listening to her favorite artist. The latest bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was triggered on October 7. When Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies