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25 Hesder Yeshivot Ban Mixed-Gender Tank Service

6/11/2026

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Thirteen hesder yeshivot announced bans, raising the total to 25 institutions that forbid their Orthodox-Zionist students from joining IDF tank units.
The IDF’s pilot program will create separate women-only tank units so men and women will not serve together.
After the High Court’s April 13 order that the IDF expand combat opportunities for women by the November 2026 draft, the IDF said it will keep protecting hesder students from mixed-gender tank assignments.

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Thirteen hesder yeshivot announced bans, raising the total to 25 institutions that forbid their Orthodox-Zionist students from joining IDF tank units.
The IDF’s pilot program will create separate women-only tank units so men and women will not serve together.
After the High Court’s April 13 order that the IDF expand combat opportunities for women by the November 2026 draft, the IDF said it will keep protecting hesder students from mixed-gender tank assignments.