This writer in AJE has never heard of Palestinian female fighters: someone should educate her

"It is worth mentioning that Ukrainians and Kurds are by no means the first groups of armed female combatants. The International Business Times wrote an article about the various groups of women on the front line throughout history - women involved in the Israeli Army, the Red Army, the Tamil Separatists, the Lebanese Civil War. There also exists much research that delves into female members of the FMLN who fought during the Salvadoran Civil War, as did their Nicaraguan and Mexican neighbours. These histories, however, have not been sufficient to change the dominant ideas about women in war. " (thanks Fatimah)