Female Israeli soldiers tell how they sprang into action on the Gaza border to defend their homeland during the Hamas terror attack on October 7

Fearless young female soldiers have told how they dashed to the Gaza border to defend their homeland on October 7.

Ella Mizrach, 22, and Hagar Abraham, 19, sped across the Negev Desert clutching their M16 assault rifles to tackle Hamas and protect civilians.

Part of the elite border guard unit, they are trained to understand the mind of the terrorists to stay one step ahead.

They also have an intricate knowledge of the Kibbutz positioned close to Gaza, allowing them to respond to an invasion faster than other soldiers.

Second lieutenant Mizrach, who emigrated from Norway three years ago to join the border guards, said: ‘We schooled the other units that day.

‘We knew it better than them and did our jobs faster. Maybe they were faster to get there but we did the job a lot better.’

Fearless young female soldiers have told how they dashed to the Gaza border to defend their homeland on October 7

Ella Mizrach, 22, (left) and Hagar Abraham, 19, (right) sped across the Negev Desert clutching their M16 assault rifles to tackle Hamas and protect civilians

She was in officer training – with Sergeant Abraham 150 miles away at the School of Border Protection at Camp Sayarim in the Negev Desert – when Hamas invaded.

This is where they learn how to shoot, navigate by the stars and how to get into the mind of the terrorists.

The women were asleep when they got the call to head to Gaza following the invasion.

And 2nd Lt Mizrach explained: ‘We couldn’t understand what was going on – it was like a dream. Officers told us Hamas had infiltrated.

‘They told us, ‘Pack your bag, you’re needed, we don’t know where you’re going but you’re going’.’

Sgt Abraham said: ‘We had four hours to get to the location. We were not told where, just that we were needed. We were scared but we had our training to prepare us. We are always ready to take that call, we are trained for it. We were the ones that had to clean up the mess Hamas made.’

Female soldiers work with men in their unit and are the best in the country at defending Kibbutz. ‘We have special techniques to jump from house to house,’ said 2nd Lt Mizrach.

Part of the elite border guard unit, they are trained to understand the mind of the terrorists to stay one step ahead

Discussing what they study about terrorists, she added: ‘They want people to fear them, that’s how they take advantage. So you think, how do you scare people? What do people fear the most – taking their children. So they will go to kindergarten, stuff like that.

‘It’s thinking what they want to accomplish and achieve from terror, then we do it in reverse.’

The terrorists came within 600 metres of them while they defended the Israeli civilians and a drone took them out.

Asked if she would hesitate to kill Hamas, she replied: ‘No. I have a responsibility.’ The women believe their unit has a distinct advantage over terrorists because it is mixed.

Ms Mizrach said: ‘They think that we are an even worse threat than a regular soldier because they are almost embarrassed if we kill them because we are women.’

Explaining the advantage that females have on the frontline, she added: ‘We can do multiple things at once. I’m telling the boys what to do. I can do 100 things and still be in charge of them at all times.’

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