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.
| General Staff Israel Defense Forces Headquarters | |
|---|---|
| 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 Herzi Halevi |
| Insignia | |
| Matkal Flag |  |
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 the Ground Forces – 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 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit
 | This Israel Defense Forces-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |