International Women’s Day salutes women’s empowerment around the world. In Israel, the Border Police also took the time to salute women on Thursday, especially Border Policewoman Shifra Buchris.

Buchris, 33, is married, has seven children – the smallest of whom is not even a year old – and takes care of her family all while serving as a fighter in Israel’s Border Police. It is not uncommon that in the midst of a criminal pursuit, this wonder mom gets called to breast-feed her baby, and when finished, immediately returns to her job to help enforce the law.

Before becoming a Border Policewoman, Buchris enlisted in the army as an IDF soldier who started from the bottom. However, she worked her way up and finished her basic training with honors which opened the door for her to join the Border Police. She would go on to serve as a fighter in the Border Police force in Jerusalem, squad commander, platoon commander, and now she serves as regional commander of the Ramat HaNegev area and is head of the command of operations against criminal offenders.

Acquaintances of Buchris applaud her performance. One acquaintance said, “she is a model of excellence and female distinction in every fiber of her being.”

In addition to baby Yonatan, Buchris is mother to 10-year-old Reut, eight-and-a-half-year-old Ma’ayan, seven-year-old Uri, five-year-old twins Hadas and Yael, and three-year-old toddler Yochai.

“It is not uncommon,” she says, “that when I go out for night patrols, I get a phone call from my husband to come breast-feed the baby. I come home to nurse the baby, and then return to my operational activity.”

Despite the hard work juggling between her family and her job, Buchris remains dedicated and optimistic.

“It’s not difficult for me. I enjoy every minute of it. I have a wonderful husband and children and a great job. It’s all a matter of priorities.”