General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
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General Staff Israel Defense Forces Headquarters | |
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המטה הכללי של צה"ל | |
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 Herzi Halevi |
Insignia | |
Matkal Flag |
Israeli General Staff 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[edit]
The majority of members in the General Staff Forum are officers ranked as Aluf and heads of the following military and civilian bodies:
Chief[edit]
- Chief of the General Staff – Rav Aluf Herzi Halevi
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff – Aluf Amir Baram
Arms[edit]
- Commander of GOC Army Headquarters – Aluf Tamir Yadai
- Commander of the Air Force – Aluf Tomer Bar
- Commander of the Navy – Aluf David Saar Salama
Directorates[edit]
- Head of the Operations Directorate – Aluf Oded Basyuk
- Head of the Intelligence Directorate – Aluf Aharon Haliva
- Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate – Aluf Michel Yanko
- Head of the Manpower Directorate – Aluf Yaniv Asor
- Head of the Planning and Multi-Domain Force Design Directorate – Aluf Yaakov Banjo
- Head of the Computer Service Directorate – Aluf Eran Niv
- Head of the Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate – Aluf Eliezer Toledano
- Head of the Planning Directorate – Aluf Eyal Harel
Commands[edit]
- Aluf in-charge of the Northern Command – Aluf Ori Gordin
- Aluf in-charge of the Central Command – Aluf Yehuda Fox
- Aluf in-charge of the Southern Command – Aluf Yaron Finkelman
- Aluf in-charge of the Home Front Command – Aluf Rafi Milo
Other[edit]
- Military Secretary to the Prime Minister – Aluf Avi Gil
- Commander of the Depth Corps and of the IDF Military Colleges unit – Aluf Nimrod Aloni
- Commander of the Northern Corps and Head of Maneuver Array – Aluf Saar Tzur
- Commander of the General Staff Corps and Head of 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
Civilian[edit]
- Director-general of the Ministry of Defense – Aluf (Res.) Amir Eshel
- Defense Establishment Comptroller – Tat-Aluf (Res.) Yair Volansky
- Head of Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry – Tat-Aluf (Res.) Danny Gold
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