{
  "id": 4471132,
  "title": "At least seven IDF soldiers sent to military prison for refusing to board APC with female medic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/at-least-seven-idf-soldiers-sent-to-military-prison-for-refusing-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T18:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-907064"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least seven soldiers from the Givati Brigade's Rotem Battalion have been sentenced to military prison for refusing to board an armored personnel carrier with a female medic, according to an IDF source. The incident occurred after an overnight operational drill, during which the battalion was required to use the APC. The soldiers involved maintained a religious way of life and refused to carry out the operation due to gender segregation. The IDF initially stated that soldiers who adhere to a religious lifestyle are entitled to conduct operational activities in a gender-segregated framework, except in exceptional cases. The military is not pleased with the information being published before the verdicts are handed down. The incident took place following a pilot program for female soldiers in the Armored Corps, announced by the IDF in June.",
  "summary": "The incident followed an announcement in June that hesder yeshivas would stop sending their students for IDF enlistment after the military announced a pilot program for female soldiers.",
  "key_points": [
    "Seven Givati Brigade soldiers sentenced to military prison",
    "Refused to board APC with female medic due to gender segregation",
    "IDF initially allowed religious lifestyle with gender-segregated framework"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Soldiers jailed after refusing to ride in APC with female medic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/soldiers-jailed-after-refusing-to-ride-in-apc-with-female-medic",
        "published": "2026-08-30T17:34:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}