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Sabra (Ruth Bat-Seraph) is a character in the Marvel Comics universe. She is an Israeli mutant superhero. "Sabra" means both a native of Israel and a kind of prickly pear. She first appeared in Incredible Hulk #250.

Character history
Raised on a special kibbutz run by the Israeli government after her power manifested, Ruth was the first agent created to serve the Mossad (the Israeli Secret Service). Some years later, Sabra's young son was killed in a terrorist attack. She disobeyed orders in order to bring her son's killers to justice.

Years later, Sabra found herself caught up in the events of the anti-mutant campaign known as Operation: Zero Tolerance. It was at this time Sabra fought along side the X-Men and began to subscribe to the philosophies of Charles Xavier. Sabra was fomerly a member of the X-Corporation's Paris branch. After Genosha got demolished by Sentinels, she accompanied Charles Xavier and other X-Men members to visit the place, where they eventually found an "insane" Polaris.

According to The X-Men: 198 Files, Sabra is one of a handful of mutants to have retained their powers after the House of M story arc.

In Civil War: X-Men #1, it is been revealed that Sabra has formed a policing force against unruley mutants. This team is fronted by Bishop with additional team mate Micromax (formerly of Excalibur). Sabra is therefore associated with Iron Man's pro-registration side in Marvel's Civil War, an uncommon role for a mutant.

She is set to return in the new Union Jack miniseries.

Powers
Sabra's power enhances all of her body's physical abilities such as strength, speed, agility, reflexes, durability and ability to heal. She wears a costume based on the Israeli flag which has anti-gravity devices that let her fly, wrist gauntlets that can fire plasma bursts, and a cape that can fire paralyzing quills.