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Haaretz: Women Soldiers Refuse IDF Spotter Roles After Oct. 7 Hamas Attack, Army Report Finds

'A worrying trend': The report highlighted a rise in spotters' complaints about mistreatment by IDF commanders, including verbal abuse, threats with weapons, and physical violence such as kicking, choking and slapping.

Many women of military age set to be drafted have requested not to serve as Israel Defense Forces field spotters since the October 7 Hamas massacre in southern Israel, and many who have been assigned to the position have refused to serve in that capacity, according to an annual report by the army's ombudsman.

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