General Staff (Israel)

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The Israeli General Staff (Hebrew: המטה הכללי של צה"ל), abbreviated Matkal (מטכ"ל), is the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces.

Contents 1 Members 1.1 Chief 1.2 Arms 1.3 Branches 1.4 Commands 1.5 Other 1.6 Civilian

[edit] Members

The majority of members in the General Staff Forum are officers ranked as Aluf and heads of the following military and civilian bodies:

[edit] Chief

• The Chief of the General Staff — Rav-Aluf Gabi Ashkenazi
• The Deputy Chief of the General Staff — Aluf Dan Harel

[edit] Arms

• The commander of GOC Army Headquarters — Aluf Avi Mizrahi
• The commander of the Air Force — Aluf Ido Nehoshtan
• The commander of the Sea Corps — Aluf Eli Marom

[edit] Branches

• The head of the Operations Directorate — Aluf Tal Russo
• The head of the Intelligence Directorate — Aluf Amos Yadlin
• The head of the Logistics, Medical, and the Centers Directorate — Aluf Dan Biton
• The head of the Human Resources Directorate — Aluf Elazar Stern
• The head of the Planning Directorate — Aluf Amir Eshel
• The head of the Computer Service Directorate — Aluf Ami Shafran

[edit] Commands

• The Aluf in-charge of the Northern Command — Aluf Gadi Eizenkot
• The Aluf in-charge of the Central Command — Aluf Gadi Shamni
• The Aluf in-charge of the Southern Command — Aluf Yoav Galant
• The Aluf in-charge of the Home Front Command — Aluf Yair Golan

[edit] Other

• The commander of the Military Academies — Aluf Gershon Hacohen
• The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories — Aluf Yosef Mishlav
• The IDF Spokesperson — Tat-Aluf Avi Benayahu
• The Military Advocate General — Tat-Aluf Avichai Mendelblit
• The President of the Military Court of Appeals — Aluf Shai Yaniv

• The Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff — Tat-Aluf Maharan Prosenfer
• The Military Secretary of the Prime Minister — Aluf Meir Kalifi

[edit] Civilian

• The Director-general of the Ministry of Defense — Tat-Aluf (Res.) Pinhas Buchris
• The Defense Establishment Comptroller — Tat-Aluf (Res.) Yossi Beinhorn
• The head of Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry — Tat-Aluf (Res.) Shmuel Keren

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