THEM THAR GOOD LOOKIN ISRAELI FEMALE SOLDIERS ARE GOOD AT SOLDIERING TOO

Female Israeli soldiers tell how they sprang into action on the Gaza border to defend their homeland during the Hamas terror attack on October 7

 

By Andy Jehring

 

Daily Mail

Dec 19, 2023

 

Fearless young female soldiers have told how they dashed to the Gaza border to defend their homeland on October 7

 

Fearless young female soldiers have told how they dashed to the Gaza border to defend their homeland on October 7.

Ella Mizrach, 22, and Hagar Abraham, 19, sped across the Negev Desert clutching their M16 assault rifles to tackle Hamas and protect civilians.

Part of the elite border guard unit, they are trained to understand the mind of the terrorists to stay one step ahead.

They also have an intricate knowledge of the Kibbutz positioned close to Gaza, allowing them to respond to an invasion faster than other soldiers.

Second lieutenant Mizrach, who emigrated from Norway three years ago to join the border guards, said: 'We schooled the other units that day.

'We knew it better than them and did our jobs faster. Maybe they were faster to get there but we did the job a lot better.'

 

Ella Mizrach, 22, (left) and Hagar Abraham, 19, (right) sped across the Negev Desert clutching their M16 assault rifles to tackle Hamas and protect civilians

 

She was in officer training – with Sergeant Abraham 150 miles away at the School of Border Protection at Camp Sayarim in the Negev Desert – when Hamas invaded.

This is where they learn how to shoot, navigate by the stars and how to get into the mind of the terrorists.

The women were asleep when they got the call to head to Gaza following the invasion.

And 2nd Lt Mizrach explained: 'We couldn't understand what was going on – it was like a dream. Officers told us Hamas had infiltrated.

'They told us, 'Pack your bag, you're needed, we don't know where you're going but you're going'.'

Sgt Abraham said: 'We had four hours to get to the location. We were not told where, just that we were needed. We were scared but we had our training to prepare us. We are always ready to take that call, we are trained for it. We were the ones that had to clean up the mess Hamas made.'

Female soldiers work with men in their unit and are the best in the country at defending Kibbutz. 'We have special techniques to jump from house to house,' said 2nd Lt Mizrach.

 

Part of the elite border guard unit, they are trained to understand the mind of the terrorists to stay one step ahead

 

Discussing what they study about terrorists, she added: 'They want people to fear them, that's how they take advantage. So you think, how do you scare people? What do people fear the most – taking their children. So they will go to kindergarten, stuff like that.

'It's thinking what they want to accomplish and achieve from terror, then we do it in reverse.'

The terrorists came within 600 metres of them while they defended the Israeli civilians and a drone took them out.

Asked if she would hesitate to kill Hamas, she replied: 'No. I have a responsibility.' The women believe their unit has a distinct advantage over terrorists because it is mixed.

Ms Mizrach said: 'They think that we are an even worse threat than a regular soldier because they are almost embarrassed if we kill them because we are women.'

Explaining the advantage that females have on the frontline, she added: 'We can do multiple things at once. I'm telling the boys what to do. I can do 100 things and still be in charge of them at all times.'

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Israeli artillery cannon is deliberately fired as female soldier stands in front of the barrel, sending her to the ground and sparking IDF investigation

 

By Chris Jewers

 

Daily Mail

Dec 19, 2023

 

Israeli troops deliberately fire an artillery cannon over the head of a female soldier (pictured), prompting an investigation by the IDF

 

Israeli troops deliberately fired an artillery cannon over the head of a female soldier, video shared online shows, prompting an investigation by the IDF.

Footage shows the young woman standing in front of the self-propelled howitzer as it fires off a round, sending her stumbling to the ground.

The reckless incident prompted a quick response from the Israeli military, which stressed that no one was hurt in the stunt.

'The incident seen in the video is severe and completely deviates from the IDF's safety regulations,' an IDF spokesperson said.

'An in-depth investigation into the matter will be held as soon as possible, and punishments will be in order. No one was hurt in the incident.' 

The short clip opens with the woman standing on a mound of dirt.

To the right, using the mound as cover, is an Israeli self-propelled howitzer cannon, while a row of trees is seen in the background.

It is presumed that the cannon is firing from Israel into the Gaza Strip, which is currently under siege by the Israeli army.

The soldier has her hands covering her ears, waiting for the cannon to fire.

There is a shout - presumably telling the artillery crew to fire. 

Next, a loud bang rings out as the round is launched from the end of the cannon. The gun recoils, blowing dust into the air, billowing the woman's hair at the same time.

The force of the round being fired sends her stumbling backwards to the left off the mound, away from where the mobile artillery cannon is positioned, and out of frame.

It is not immediately clear from the footage what model of artillery is being used, but it appeared to be the powerful Sholef (Slammer) which is a self-propelled howitzer that uses a modified chassis from an Israeli Merkava - the IDF's main battle tank.

Sholefs fire 155 mm, 52 calibre ordnance at a rate of up to nine rounds per minute.

 

Footage shows the young woman standing in front of the self-propelled howitzer as it fires off a round, sending her stumbling to the ground

The reckless incident (pictured) prompted a quick response from the Israeli military, which stressed that no one was hurt in the stunt

 

The footage is the latest to show Israeli soldiers in an unfavourable light, after clips earlier this month showed IDF troops trying to set fire to aid in Gaza and ransacking the home of displaced civilians.

It emerged as Israeli troops launched more deadly strikes on Tuesday and raided the last working hospital in Gaza City.

Meanwhile, the UN Security Council delayed voting on an Arab-sponsored resolution for an urgent cessation of hostilities.

A strike on a home in Rafah where displaced people were sheltering killed at least 28 people, including women and children, and another killed at least three people.

This was according to Associated Press journalists, who reported seeing the bodies arrive at two local hospitals early Tuesday.

Nearly 20,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel declared war on Hamas, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilian and combatant deaths.

Thousands more lie buried under the rubble of Gaza, the UN estimates.

Israel says 127 of its soldiers have died in its ground offensive that was launched after Hamas raided southern Israel on October 7, killing about 1,200 people - mostly civilians - and taking about 240 hostages back into Gaza.

 

Pictured: An Israeli soldier directs an artillery unit near the border with Lebanon on December 19, 2023 in Northern Border, Israel

 

The video also came as the Israeli army suspended a group of soldiers recorded smoking a water pipe and joking in front of Palestinians who were detained and blindfolded, in another incident involving poor discipline. 

The video, which was uploaded to social media and has garnered millions of views in the past two days, shows soldiers laughing and eating snacks as at least seven Palestinians are sitting blindfolded in the same room in the West Bank city of Jenin.

'The behavior of the soldiers in the videos is deplorable and stands in stark contrast to the values of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces),' an Israeli army spokesperson said.

After a disciplinary hearing, the reserve duty soldiers were suspended until further notice, the spokesperson said.

And last week, the IDF pledged to crack down on its soldiers' behaviour after videos went viral showing them setting fire to food supplies for Gaza, going through lingerie and chanting racist songs.

The videos, seemingly filmed and shared by IDF soldiers themselves (as with the video involving the artillery cannon), show them behaving in derogatory and offensive ways, amid the army's ground assault against the enclave.

One video shows soldiers riding bicycles through rubble.

In another, a soldier films boxes of lingerie found in a Gaza home. In another, a soldier has moved Muslim prayer rugs into a bathroom.

On December 10, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military's spokesman, condemned some of the actions seen in the recent videos: 'In any event that does not align with IDF values, command and disciplinary steps will be taken.'

But critics have said that the videos reflect a sentiment across Israel that, they argue, cares little for Palestinians who have been killed in the conflict.

'The dehumanisation from the top is very much sinking down to the soldiers,' said Dror Sadot, a spokesperson for the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, which has long documented Israeli abuses against Palestinians.

Ghassan Khatib, a former Palestinian cabinet minister, said he can't remember a time when each side was so unwilling to consider the pain of the other.