General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
General Staff Israel Defense Forces Headquarters | |
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המטה הכללי של צה"ל | |
Founded | 1948 |
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 Aviv Kochavi |
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[]
The majority of members in the General Staff Forum are officers ranked as Aluf and heads of the following military and civilian bodies:
Chief[]
- Chief of the General Staff – Rav Aluf Aviv Kochavi
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff – Aluf Herzi Halevi
Arms[]
- Commander of GOC Army Headquarters – Aluf Yoel Strick
- Commander of the Air Force – Aluf Amikam Norkin
- Commander of the Navy – Aluf Eli Sharvit
Directorates[]
- Head of the Operations Directorate – Aluf
- Head of the Intelligence Directorate – Aluf
- Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate – Aluf
- Head of the Manpower Directorate – Aluf
- Head of the Planning and Multi-Domain Force Design Directorate – Aluf
- Head of the Computer Service Directorate – Aluf
- Head of the – Aluf
Commands[]
- Aluf in-charge of the Northern Command – Aluf Amir Baram
- Aluf in-charge of the Central Command – Aluf Yehuda Fuchs
- Aluf in-charge of the Southern Command – Aluf Eliezer Toledano
- Aluf in-charge of the Home Front Command – Aluf
Other[]
- Military Secretary to the Prime Minister – Aluf Avi Gil
- Commander of the Depth Corps and the – Aluf Itai Veruv
- Commander of the Northern Corps and Head of Maneuver Array – Aluf
- Commander of the General Staff Corps and Head of Education and Training Command – Aluf
- Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories – Aluf
- President of the Military Court of Appeals – Aluf
- Military Advocate General – Aluf
- IDF Spokesperson – Tat-Aluf
- The Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff – Tat-Aluf
Civilian[]
- Director-general of the Ministry of Defense – Aluf (Res.) Amir Eshel
- Defense Establishment Comptroller – Tat-Aluf (Res.)
- Head of Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry – Tat-Aluf (Res.)
References[]
Categories:
- Staff (military)
- Military units and formations of Israel
- Israel Defense Forces stubs