{{Short description|Supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2024}} {{Redirect|Matkal|the special operations force directly under the command of the General Staff|Sayeret Matkal|the Chief of the General Staff|Ramatkal}} {{infobox military unit | unit_name = General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces | native_name = {{lang|he|המטה הכללי של צה"ל}} | image = Semel Matkal.svg | image_size = 150px | caption = Matkal emblem | start_date = 1948–present | country = {{flag|Israel}} | allegiance = | type = Supreme command | role = | size = | command_structure = {{military|Israel}} | garrison = Rabin Camp, Tel Aviv | garrison_label = Headquarters | nickname = ''Matkal'' | patron = | motto = | colors = | colors_label = | march = | mascot = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = | anniversaries = | decorations = | battle_honours = | battle_honours_label = | disbanded = | flying_hours = | website = <!-- Commanders --> | commander1 = Rav Aluf Eyal Zamir | commander1_label = Chief of the General Staff | commander2 = Aluf Tamir Yadai | commander2_label = Deputy Chief of the General Staff | commander3 = | commander3_label = | commander4 = | commander4_label = | notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia --> | identification_symbol = 150px | identification_symbol_label = Matkal Flag | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label = | identification_symbol_3 = | identification_symbol_3_label = | identification_symbol_4 = | identification_symbol_4_label = }} The '''General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces''' or '''General Headquarters''' ({{langx|he|המטה הכללי של צה"ל}}), abbreviated '''Matkal''' ({{lang|he|מטכ"ל}}), is the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is based in the Kirya compound (Rabin Camp) in Tel Aviv.
==Members== [[File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Honor Guard at IDF Headquarters for Outgoing Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi.jpg|thumb|Honor guard at IDF headquarters for outgoing chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi]] 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 Eyal Zamir * Deputy Chief of the General Staff – Aluf Tamir Yadai
===Arms=== * Commander of the Ground Forces – Aluf Nadav Lotan * Commander of the Air Force – Aluf Omer Tischler * Commander of the Navy – Aluf Eyal Harel
===Directorates=== * Head of the Operations Directorate – Aluf Itzik Cohen * Head of the Military Intelligence Directorate – Aluf Shlomi Binder * Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate – Aluf Rami Abudarham * Head of the Personnel Directorate – Aluf Dado Bar Kalifa * Head of the Planning Directorate – Aluf Hidai Zilberman * Head of the ICT and Cyber Defense Directorate – Aluf Aviad Dagan
===Commands=== * Commander of the Northern Command – Aluf Rafi Milo * Commander of the Central Command – Aluf Avi Bluth * Commander of the Southern Command – Aluf Yaniv Asor * Commander of the Home Front Command – Aluf Shai Klepper
===Other=== * 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 Gil Elya * Commander of the Military Colleges – Aluf Dan Neumann * Commander of the Depth Corps – Aluf Dan Goldfuss * Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories – Aluf Yoram HaLevi * Commander of the Northern Corps – Aluf Yaki Dolf * President of the Military Court of Appeals – Aluf Orli Markman * Military Advocate General – Aluf Itay Offir * IDF Spokesperson – Tat-Aluf Effie Defrin * The Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff – Tat-Aluf Gil Pinchas * Assistant to the Chief of Staff –Aluf-Mishne Alon Laniado [[File:Reuven Rivlin hosting Forum Matkal at Beit HaNassi, February 2018 (5798).jpg|thumb|The matkal, hosted in Beit HaNassi by Israeli president Reuven Rivlin in 2018. In the background is an Israeli artwork made of basalt.]]
===Civilian=== * Director-general of the Ministry of Defense – Aluf (Res.) Amir Baram * 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== * [http://www1.idf.il/dover/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=4&unit=17062 "The General Staff," official list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528050047/http://www1.idf.il/dover/site/mainpage.asp?sl=EN&id=4&unit=17062 |date=2007-05-28 }}
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