WATCH: Israel’s Karakal Battalion – Meet Women On Front Line Against Islamic State

NBC News reports: NITZANA, Israel — As Sgt. Talia Ben Tuvia scanned the Israel-Egypt border, there was no doubt in her mind that ISIS would one day attempt an attack from beyond the frontier.

“We don’t see the Daesh fighters, but they are there in [Egypt’s] Sinai and are threatening to harm Israel,” she said, using another name for the extremist group.

The 21-year-old is one of the female soldiers prepped for battle on Israel’s front lines. Watch the video below:

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