Amira al Hayb (Arabic: اميرة 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).
[3] 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.
At the age of 19, al Hayb decided to join the Israel Defense Forces.
[3] Nur al Hayb, "father of the Bedouin soldiers," a disabled IDF veteran from Eilabun village, came to her aid.
Amira's brother, Taysir Hayb, received an 8-year prison sentence for manslaughter in the death of International Solidarity Movement activist Tom Hurndall, but was released after five years.