Editing Israel Defense Forces (section)

==Organization==
[[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Honor Guard at IDF Headquarters for Outgoing Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi.jpg|thumb|IDF [[HaKirya|Kirya Compound]], Tel Aviv]]
All branches of the IDF answer to a single [[General Staff (Israel)|General Staff]]. The [[Chief of General Staff (Israel)|Chief of the General Staff]] is the only serving officer having the rank of [[Lieutenant General]] (''Rav Aluf''). He reports directly to the [[Defense Minister of Israel|Defense Minister]] and indirectly to the [[Prime Minister of Israel]] and the cabinet. Chiefs of Staff are formally appointed by the cabinet, based on the Defense Minister's recommendation, for three years. The government can vote to extend their service to four, and on rare occasions even five years. The current chief of staff is [[Eyal Zamir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/eyal-zamir-takes-over-from-herzi-halevi-as-idf-chief-vows-victory-over-hamas/|title=Eyal Zamir takes over from Herzi Halevi as IDF chief, vows victory over Hamas|first=Emanuel|last=Fabian|website=www.timesofisrael.com}}</ref>

===Structure===
The IDF includes the following bodies. Those whose respective heads are members of the [[General Staff (Israel)|General Staff]] are in bold:

[[File:structure idf.png|thumb|The structure of the Israel Defense Forces (click to enlarge)]]

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====Regional commands====
* '''[[Northern Command (Israel)|Northern Command]]'''
* '''[[Central Command (Israel)|Central Command]]'''
* '''[[Southern Command (Israel)|Southern Command]]'''
* '''[[Home Front Command (Israel)|Home Front Command]]'''

====Arms====
'''[[Israeli Ground Forces|Ground Arm]]'''
* [[Infantry Corps (Israel)|Infantry Corps]]
** [[Golani Brigade|1st "Golani" Brigade]]
** [[35th Paratroopers Brigade (Israel)|35th "Paratroopers" Brigade]]
** [[Nahal Brigade|84th "Nahal" Brigade]]
** [[Oz Brigade|89th "Oz" Brigade]]
** [[Kfir Brigade|900th "Kfir" Brigade]]
** [[Givati Brigade|933rd "Givati" Brigade]]
* [[Armored Corps (Israel)|Armored Corps]]
** [[7th Armored Brigade (Israel)|7th "Saar me-Golan" Armored Brigade]]
** [[Barak Armored Brigade|188th "Barak" Armored Brigade]]
** [[401st Brigade (Israel)|401st "Ikvot HaBarzel" Armored Brigade]]
** [[460th Brigade (Israel)|460th "Bnei Or" Armored Brigade]]
* [[Artillery Corps (Israel)|Artillery Corps]]
* [[Israeli Engineering Corps|Combat Engineering Corps]]
* [[Combat Intelligence Collection Corps (Israel)|Combat Intelligence Collection Corps]]

'''Air and Space Arm'''
* [[Israeli Air Force|Air Force]]
:*[[Israeli Air Defense Network|Air Defense Network]]

'''Sea Arm'''
* [[Israeli Navy]]
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====Administrative branches====
'''[[General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces|General Staff]]'''
*'''Multi-Branch Force Buildup Directorate'''

The IDF operates, as of 2024, a Multi-Domain Joint Operations Array, dealing with [[multi-domain operations]], a [[joint warfare]] branch.

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* '''[[Israeli Operations Directorate|Operations Directorate]]'''
** [[IDF Spokesperson's Unit|IDF Spokesperson]]
** [[The Dado Center for Interdisciplinary Military Studies]]
* '''[[Aman (IDF)|Intelligence Directorate]]'''
** [[Israeli Intelligence Corps|Intelligence Corps]]
** [[Israeli Military Censor|Military Censor]]
* '''[[Depth Corps|Depth Headquarters]]'''
* '''[[Manpower Directorate]]'''
** [[Israeli Military Police|Military Police Corps]]
** [[Israeli Education and Youth Corps|Education and Youth Corps]]
** [[Israeli Adjutant Corps|Adjutant Corps]]
** [[Israeli General Corps|General Corps]]
** [[Military Rabbinate]]
** [[Women's Affairs advisor]]
** Manpower Planning and Administration brigade
** Individuals' Department
** Staff Department
** [[Israeli Chief Reserve Officer|Chief Reserve Officer]]
* '''Military Courts / Tribunals Unit'''
** [[Israeli Military Court|Military Court / Tribunal]]
** [[Military Advocate General]]
** [[Israeli Military Court of Appeals|Military Court of Appeals]]
* '''[[Computer Service Directorate]]'''
** [[C4I Corps|Teleprocessing and Signal Corps]]
* '''[[Logistics, Medical, and the Centers Directorate|Technological and Logistics Directorate]]'''
** [[Israeli Ordnance Corps|Ordnance Corps]]
** [[Logistics Corps (Israel)|Logistics Corps]]
** [[Israeli Medical Corps|Medical Corps]]

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====Other bodies====
'''Military:'''
* '''Military Academies'''
** Tactical Command College
** [[Command and Staff College (Israel)|Command and Staff College]]
** [[National Security College (Israel)|National Security College]]
* [[Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories]]
* [[Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff]]
* [[Military Secretary to the Prime Minister]]
'''Civilian:'''
* [[Director-general]] of the [[Ministry of Defense (Israel)|Ministry of Defense]]
* [[Defense Establishment Comptroller Unit]]
* [[Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry]]
* Engineering and Construction Department of the Ministry of Defense

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