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    of the Israel Defense Forces. It is based in the Kirya compound (Rabin Camp) in Tel Aviv. The majority of members in the General Staff Forum are officers...
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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...
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    The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. 'Army for the Defense of Israel'), alternatively...
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  • the uniforms and insignia of the Israel Defense Forces, excluding rank insignia. For ranks, see Israel Defense Forces ranks and insignia. The Israel Defense...
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    conscription laws, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) may draft recruits from three communities: the Jews, the Druze, and the Circassians. As the latter two communities...
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    Herzi Halevi (category Chiefs of the General Staff (Israel))
    1967) is the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken the oath of office on 16 January 2023. He previously served as the commander...
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  • party in Israel founded in December 2018 by Benny Gantz, former Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The party first ran in the April...
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    Chiefs of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. Amongst the duties of the post, defense ministers can request administrative detention. Because of the intensive...
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    The Deputy Chief of General Staff is the second to the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The Deputy chief of Staff is an officer with...
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    The Israeli Ground Forces (Hebrew: זרוע היבשה) are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The commander is the General Officer Commanding...
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  • The history of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intertwines in its early stages with history of the Haganah. Following the 1947 UN Partition Plan, which...
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    Gabi Ashkenazi (category Chiefs of the General Staff (Israel))
    Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 2007 to 2011. Ashkenazi served as a member of Blue and White in the Knesset. Gabriel (Gabi) Ashkenazi...
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    Aviv Kohavi (category Chiefs of the General Staff (Israel))
    the 22nd Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, having taken the oath of office on January 15, 2019. Before becoming Lieutenant General...
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    Eliezer Toledano (category Israeli generals)
    of the Gaza Division and of the Southern Command. Currently, he heads the Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate of the General Staff of the Israel Defense...
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    September, Israel declared parts of its northern border with Lebanon as closed military zones. At the start of the invasion, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)...
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  • The ranks in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reflect an individual's level in the military. IDF ranks are divided into three groups: enlisted ranks, from...
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  • General Staff (Switzerland) General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces General Staff of the Defense Forces of Georgia General Staff of Armed Forces (Kyrgyzstan)...
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    backbone of the Israel Defense Forces high command for many years. The few tanks and armoured cars of these Brigades were the beginning of what was to...
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    Benny Gantz (category Chiefs of the General Staff (Israel))
    From 2020 to 2021, he was the alternate prime minister. He served as the 20th Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from 2011 to 2015...
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  • Special forces units in the Israel Defense Forces encompass a broad definition of specialist units. Such units are usually a regiment or a battalion in...
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    Federation Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (China) General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (Japan) Joint...
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    Israeli officials and Israel Defense Forces officers before their family members were killed". Misinformation in the Israel-Hamas war Outline of the Israel–Hamas...
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  • Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, former Acting Prime Minister, Deputy and Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaul Rosolio...
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    Israel Tal (Hebrew: ישראל טל, 13 September 1924 – 8 September 2010), also known as Talik (Hebrew: טליק), was an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) general known...
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    were the armed forces of the Republic of Panama. It was created in 1983, led by Panama's dictator General Manuel Noriega and his general staff. It was...
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    an Israeli military leader and politician. As commander of the Jerusalem front in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense...
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    The General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Başkanlığı, abbreviation: TSK Gnkur. Bşk.lığı) is the highest...
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    that he served as the 33rd vice chief of staff of the Army from January 2012 to March 2013, and as commander of United States Forces – Iraq from September...
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    The Israeli Operations Directorate (Hebrew: אגף המבצעים, Agaf HaMivtza'im, abbreviated as (Hebrew: אג"ם Agam) is a branch in the General Staff of the...
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    Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate (category Israel Defense Forces)
    The Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate is a Directorate in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, formed in 2020 as part of the then-Chief...
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