{"id":58601,"date":"2026-04-21T22:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/after-being-sexually-harassed-by-terrorists-female-idf-reservists-refuse-to-serve\/21\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:38:50","slug":"after-being-sexually-harassed-by-terrorists-female-idf-reservists-refuse-to-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/after-being-sexually-harassed-by-terrorists-female-idf-reservists-refuse-to-serve\/21\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"After being sexually harassed by terrorists, female IDF reservists refuse to serve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In April 2024, Israel\u2019s State Comptroller, Matanyahu Englman, criticized the IDF for reportedly ordering female Cadets in the Officers&#8217; Course to guard Nukhba terrorists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Female IDF reservists were forced to guard violent Nukhba terrorists at the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israels-political-celebrates-sde-teiman-181618299.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sde Teiman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sde Teiman&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sde Teiman<\/a> base and detention center in the days following October 7, 2023, despite repeated sexual harassment, according to a Monday KAN News report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We would serve them food, cuff them, be with them for long hours, and during this time, they would masturbate in front of us, blow us kisses, and try to undress. Their gazes were degrading, stripping. It was unbearable,\u201d one reservist told KAN News&#8217;s Carmela Menashe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI didn\u2019t enlist in the IDF for this,\u201d one of the soldiers, who is refusing to return to the role, despite the risk of being declared AWOL (absent without leave), told Menashe. \u201cTake me to the battlefield, to war \u2013 just not to stand in front of terrorists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/murder-suspect-caught-hiding-idf-062816675.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:murderers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;murderers&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">murderers<\/a>, and rapists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis place [Sde Teiman] left a deep mark on me,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I want to serve, want to contribute \u2013 but not there. Not under these conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The women were also required to guard the terrorists in uncomfortably intimate situations with no buffer or protection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Hamas Nukhba Battalion terrorists who were captured on October 7th massacre seen in a jail cell at a prison in central Israel, where high risk Hamas and Hezbollah prisoners captured in recent war are being held, March 4, 2025. (credit: CHAIM GOLDBEG\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe were required to guard them&#8230;even when they showered, during handcuff exchanges \u2013 situations that are difficult, disturbing, and humiliating for women. There was no proper separation, no protection for us,\u201d they told KAN. &#8220;We would leave, and they would come back to us at night, in nightmares. We would cry to each other. We just wanted to get out of that role.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The reservists added that they were not allowed to talk to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-officers-charged-embezzling-millions-161628728.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:IDF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;IDF&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IDF<\/a> mental health professional, and were routinely ignored by their superiors when they attempted to bring attention to the issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leaving Sde Teiman did not solve the problem of the ongoing trauma responses, they said. One of their colleagues, who also guarded Sde Teiman terrorists, has been hospitalized and is undergoing long-term mental health care, KAN reported.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Sexual violence in Israeli jails: 38% of female guards assaulted by security prisoners<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This issue has previously been brought to the military&#8217;s attention. In April 2024, Israel\u2019s State Comptroller, Matanyahu Englman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-794978\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:criticized the IDF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;criticized the IDF&quot;}\" class=\"link \">criticized the IDF<\/a> for reportedly ordering female Cadets in the Officers&#8217; Course to guard Nukhba terrorists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Englman said such orders were in stark contrast with the 2022 female soldiers&#8217; protection report, which noted that 38% of female prison guards say they&#8217;ve been sexually assaulted by Palestinian security prisoners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIf we add recent evidence that the hostages experienced sexual harassment, the writing is on the wall,\u201d Engelman added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/being-sexually-harassed-terrorists-female-013948893.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2024, Israel&rsquo;s State Comptroller, Matanyahu Englman, criticized the IDF for reportedly ordering female Cadets in the Officers&rsquo; Course to guard<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/after-being-sexually-harassed-by-terrorists-female-idf-reservists-refuse-to-serve\/21\/04\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/3616c6d3257fcc9457febad7d00043e3","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}