David Grayless<p>The 33rd "Caracal" Battalion (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a>: גדוד קרקל) is an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infantry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infantry</span></a> combat battalion of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IsraelDefenseForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelDefenseForces</span></a>, one of the three fully combat units (alongside the '<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LionsOfJordanBattalion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LionsOfJordanBattalion</span></a>' and the '<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CheetahBattalion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CheetahBattalion</span></a>') in the Israeli military's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ParanBrigade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParanBrigade</span></a> that are composed of both male and female soldiers. It is named after the caracal, a small <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> whose sexes appear the same. As of 2009, approximately 70% of the battalion was female.</p>