Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, the highest-ranking Arab woman and Muslim officer in the IDF, reportedly gave an interview to Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya, reaching tens of millions across the Middle East. She spoke about the diversity of the IDF, with Muslims, Christians, and Jews serving together.
Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, the highest-ranking Arab woman and Muslim officer in the Israel Defense Forces, gave an interview to Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya, according to a report from reports. The interview reportedly reached tens of millions across the Middle East and focused on the IDF's diversity, with Muslims, Christians, and Jews serving together. The interview comes amid ongoing IDF public diplomacy efforts in the Arab world. As The Zioneer reported on July 23, Waweya—who serves as the IDF's Arabic spokesperson—previously gave an interview to Al Arabiya discussing the military's operational readiness and the shift in containment policy after October 7, 2023.
- DevelopingIDF Arabic spokesperson: Forces at full readiness, containment policy abandoned after October 7
- StrongIDF chief to religious-Zionist rabbis: Implementation of shared-service order will be 'without compromise'
- StrongIDF Arabic spokesperson declares 'equation has changed' as forces seal Ali al-Taher ridge
- DevelopingIDF Arabic spokesman releases October 7 recordings featuring Col. Asaf Hamami
Source and signal
A single-sourced dispatch is never rated Confirmed or Strong. Its Signal strengthens only when a second, independent source corroborates it.
- Open-source intake