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The Chief of the General Staff, also known as the Commander-in-Chief of the Israel Defense Forces ( Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַמַּטֶּה הַכְּלָלִי, romanized :Rosh hamateh haklali, abbreviated Ramatkal — רמטכ"ל ), is the professional head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The current Chief of the General Staff is Herzi Halevi .
Nickname (s) Matkal. Commanders. Chief of the General Staff. Rav Aluf Herzi Halevi. Insignia. Matkal Flag. The 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 .
Israel. Israel Defense Forces. Herzl " Herzi " Halevi ( Hebrew: הרצל "הרצי" הלוי; born 17 December 1967) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken the oath of office on 16 January 2023. [1] He previously served as the commander of the Israeli Southern Command, [2] the chief of the Military ...
The Israeli Military Intelligence ( Hebrew: אגף המודיעין; Agaf HaModi'in; lit. "the Intelligence Section"), often abbreviated to Aman ( Hebrew: אמ״ן ), is the central, overarching military intelligence body of the Israel Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's General ...
The Israeli Ground Forces ( Hebrew: זרוע היבשה) are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The commander is the General Officer Commanding with the rank of Major General, the Mazi, subordinate to the Chief of General Staff. An order from Defense Minister David Ben-Gurion on 26 May 1948 officially set up the Israel ...
The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵלTsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el ⓘ, lit.'The Army of the Defense for Israel' ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal ( צה״ל ), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and the ...
Kalai, Hanoch (1910–1979) – fifth commander in chief [1939] Meridor, Yaakov (1913–1995) – sixth commander in chief [1941–43] and seren (military leader) of the Irgun; Likud member of the 10th Knesset. Begin, Menachem (1913–1992) – the last commander in chief [1943–48]; first Likud Prime Minister of Israel.
The Israel Defence Forces have killed a Hamas commander during an overnight raid on Gaza, according to the Israeli military.