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The Israel women's national handball team represents Israel in international team handball competitions. It has yet to participate in a World championship. This team began its activity in 1963 and played its first international game only a dozen years later. [1] This year the team has striven to improve their skills and has achieved notable results in tournaments such as the European Championship qualifiers and other regional competitions. [2]
In October 2024 the Israeli girls' team finished the European U17 Championship, Tier B, in fifth place, after a dramatic 40:42 victory, winning a penalty shootout against the Latvian team. [3]
In the qualification for the 2021 Women's Handball World Championship, the team was eliminated in the first round of a tournament in Luxembourg in March 2021 after a win against Luxembourg and defeats against Ukraine and Slovakia . Israelische Frauen-Handballnationalmannschaft
In qualifying for the 2020 European Championship, the team was eliminated in the first round of a tournament in Greece in June 2019 after a win against Luxembourg, a draw against Finland and a loss against Greece . [4]
In the qualification for the 2022 European Championship, the team played in the first round of a tournament in the Faroe Islands in June 2021 against the Faroe Islands (25:29) and Finland (24:28) and thus failed to qualify. [5]