General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces

Supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces

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General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces

המטה הכללי של צה"ל

Matkal emblem

Founded| 1948–present
Country|  Israel
Type| supreme command
Part of|  Israel Defense Forces
Headquarter| Rabin Camp Tel Aviv
Nickname(s)| Matkal
Commanders
Chief of the General Staff| Rav Aluf Eyal Zamir
Insignia
Matkal Flag|

Military unit

The General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces or General Headquarters (Hebrew: המטה הכללי של צה"ל), abbreviated Matkal (מטכ"ל), is the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is based in the Kirya compound (Rabin Camp) in Tel Aviv.

## Members

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Honor guard at IDF headquarters for outgoing chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi

The majority of members in the General Staff Forum are officers ranked as Aluf and heads of the following military and civilian bodies:

### Chief

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* Chief of the General Staff – Rav Aluf Eyal Zamir
* Deputy Chief of the General Staff – Aluf Amir Baram

### Arms

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* Commander of the Ground Forces – Aluf Tamir Yadai
* Commander of the Air Force – Aluf Tomer Bar
* Commander of the Navy – Aluf David Saar Salama

### Directorates

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* Head of the Operations Directorate – Aluf Oded Basyuk
* Head of the Intelligence Directorate – Aluf Shlomi Binder
* Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate – Aluf Michel Yanko
* Head of the Personnel Directorate – Aluf Dado Bar Kalifa
* Head of the Planning and Multi-Domain Force Design Directorate – Aluf Eyal Harel
* Head of the Computer Service Directorate – Aluf Aviad Dagan
* Head of the Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate – Aluf Eliezer Toledano

### Commands

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* Commander of the Northern Command – Aluf Ori Gordin
* Commander of the Central Command – Aluf Avi Bluth
* Commander of the Southern Command – Aluf Yaron Finkelman
* Commander of the Home Front Command – Aluf Rafi Milo

### Other

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* Military Secretary to the Prime Minister – Aluf Roman Gofman
* Military Secretary to the Minister of Defense –Tat-Aluf Guy Markizano
* Military Secretary to the President – Tat-Aluf Na'ama Rosen Grimberg
* Commander of the Depth Corps and of the Military Colleges – Aluf Nimrod Aloni
* Commander of the Northern Corps and Head of Maneuver Array – Aluf Dan Goldfuss
* Commander of the General Staff Corps and the Education and Training Command – Aluf David Zini
* Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories – Aluf Ghassan Alian
* President of the Military Court of Appeals – Aluf Orli Markman
* Military Advocate General – Aluf Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi
* IDF Spokesperson – Tat-Aluf Daniel Hagari
* The Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff – Tat-Aluf Gil Pinchas
* Assistant to the Chief of Staff –Aluf-Mishne Chaim Ben Moyal

### Civilian

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* Director-general of the Ministry of Defense – Aluf (Res.) Eyal Zamir
* Defense Establishment Comptroller – Tat-Aluf (Res.) Yair Volansky
* IDF Internal Comptroller – Tat-Aluf (Res.) Ofer Sarig
* Head of Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry – Tat-Aluf (Res.) Daniel (Danny) Gold

## References

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* "The General Staff," official list

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Israel Defense Forces

Arms / commands / directorates / attachés

| Arms|

* Sea Corps (Navy)
* Air Force
* Ground Forces

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Commands|

* Northern
* Central
* Southern
* Home Front

Directorates|

* General Staff
* Operations
* Intelligence
* Personnel
* Planning
* Strategy and Third-Circle
* Technological and Logistics
* Computer Service
* Depth Corps

Attachés|

* Financial advisor
* Gender Affair Advisor
* Military Advocate General
* Court of Appeals
* Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories

Corps

| Ground Forces|

* Infantry
* Armor
* Artillery
* Combat Engineering
* Combat Intelligence Collection

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Infantry brigades|

* Oz
* Paratroopers
* Golani
* Nahal
* Givati
* Kfir

Armor brigades|

* 7th
* 188th
* 401st
* 460th

Combat support
and rear-front|

* Technology and Maintenance
* Medical
* Intelligence
* C4I
* Education
* Adjutant
* Logistics
* Military Police
* Rabbinate
* General

Divisions

| Regular|

* 36th Armored
* 98th Paratroopers
* 162nd Armored

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Territorial|

* 80th Edom
* 91st Galil
* 143rd Fire Fox
* 210th Bashan
* 877th Judea and Samaria

Reserve|

* 99th Infantry
* 146th Armored
* 252nd Armored

Insignia

* Berets, units symbols and uniform
* Ranks
* Decorations
* Flags

Other topics

* History
* Air Force
* Wars
* Operations
* Refusal
* Special forces
* Ministry of Defense
* Army Radio
* Reserve duty
* Israeli Military Order
* Military equipment
* Checkpoints
* Military prisons
* Weapons of mass destruction
* Nuclear
* Security forces
* Mossad
* Shabak
* Police
* Border Police
* Intelligence Community
* Security Council
* Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
* IDF Code of Ethics

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