This qualitative study explores how Bedouin women in the Negev, Israel’s southern region, organized themselves during the war of October 7, 2023. The study focuses on the strategies adopted by these women in response to the crisis, and spotlights their ability to act as significant agents of change in their communities, even within traditional social frameworks. The study found four main characteristics of women’s organization: varied activity—on diverse levels, from small groupings at the neighborhood level to larger groupings that interacted with the authorities and mustered external resources; cooperation—dividing tasks and coordinating action, which increased the community’s trust in them; mobilization of men’s support—acting strategically to obtain the support of men and religious leaders, which enabled them to broaden their field of action within traditional frameworks; and effectively using existing community resources—human, material, and cultural. The study highlights how Bedouin women succeeded in acting effectively within existing social structures, while promoting gradual and creative change in new areas of activity for women in a traditional society. The study’s findings broaden the existing knowledge of women’s role in traditional societies in times of crisis and emphasize the importance of human and cultural capital in contending with crisis situations.