- Ser aph ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁Jerusalem , ▁Israel . ▁She ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁a ▁special ▁k ib but z ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁government ▁after ▁her ▁power ▁manif ested . ▁Ruth ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁super human ▁agent ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁the ▁M oss ad ▁( the ▁Isra eli ▁secret ▁service ). ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁government ▁agent . ▁Her ▁first ▁public ▁act ▁as ▁Sab ra ▁was ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁H ulk , ▁whom ▁she ▁mistaken ly ▁believed ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁Arab ▁terror ists ▁operating ▁in ▁Israel . ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁that , ▁Sab ra ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁pa wn ▁of ▁Death ▁in ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Grand master . ▁There , ▁she ▁met ▁Iron ▁Man ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Knight , ▁and ▁batt led ▁She - H ulk ▁and ▁Captain ▁Britain . ▁She ▁later ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁H ulk ' s ▁am n esty ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Some ▁years ▁later , ▁Sab ra ' s ▁young ▁son ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁terror ist ▁attack . ▁She ▁dis ob ey ed ▁orders ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bring ▁her ▁son ' s ▁kill ers ▁to ▁justice . ▁ ▁Another ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁H ulk ▁was ▁intens ified ▁as ▁Sab ra ' s ▁powers ▁tempor arily ▁ro bb ed ▁him ▁of ▁his ▁voice , ▁making ▁it ▁seem ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁near - mind less ▁mon ster . ▁She ▁fought ▁the ▁H ulk , ▁but ▁the