This comes after decades of female fighters pushing for involvement in the Israeli military

ISRAEL has deployed a battalion of their best, strongest and most professional female fighters to carry out a "special activity" in Gaza.

29-year-old Major Shira, the commander of this elite all-female team, described their actions in the Gaza Strip as "another glass ceiling shattered".

She told Israeli media that she received instructions from the commander of the mixed battalion dubbed the Cheetah Battalion to create an all-women team.