Amira al Hayb

Amira al Hayb
أميرة الهيب
Born1985 (age 40–41)
Tuba-Zangariyye, Israel
EmployerIsrael Defense Forces
RelativesTaysir Hayb

Amira al Hayb (Arabic: أميرة الهيب, Hebrew: אמירה אל הייב; born in 1985) is the first female Bedouin-Arab soldier to serve in a combat role in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Aside from the IDF, al-Hayb also served in the Israel Border Police. She is the sister of IDF sniper Taysir Hayb, a convicted murderer who shot ISM activist Tom Hurndall in the head in the Gaza Strip.

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