In Pictures: Bardelas, Israel's mixed-sex army battalion

The Army infantry battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) established in August 2015 is the third Israeli army battalion that combined women fighters equally alongside men. Following graduation, the soldiers will be stationed along the border with Jordan.

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Mar 30, 2016, 11:10 AM

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli female soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29,
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PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) rest during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) rest during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Israeli soldiers from the new mixed-sex army battalion called Bardelas (Cheetah) during an urban warfare exercise near Regavim northen Israel, on March 29, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

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