(Israel Hayom) Lilach Shoval - A record number of women are reaching senior ranks in the Israel Defense Forces. There are currently 7 women serving at the rank of brigadier general - the third-highest rank in the Israeli military - up from 3 in 2013. There are 36 female colonels, up from 24 in 2013, while 326 women hold the rank of lieutenant colonel. Some 90% of all positions in the IDF are now open to women and the remaining 10% are mostly combat positions in elite units.
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