Israeli Ground Forces | |
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זרוע היבשה | |
Founded | 1948 |
Service branches | |
Headquarters | GOC Army Headquarters (Hebrew: מחנה בר-לב, Bar-Lev Camp) |
Website | Official website |
Leadership | |
Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
Defense Minister | Yoav Galant |
Chief of the General Staff | Herzi Halevi |
General Officer Commanding | Major General Tamir Yadai[1] |
Personnel | |
Active personnel | 126,000[2] |
Reserve personnel | 400,000[2] |
Industry | |
Domestic suppliers | |
Foreign suppliers | |
Related articles | |
History | 1948 Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949) Reprisal operations (1951–1956) Suez Crisis (1956) Six-Day War (1967) War of Attrition (1967–1970) Yom Kippur War (1973) 1978 South Lebanon conflict (1978) 1982 Lebanon War (1982–1985) South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) First Intifada (1987–1993) Second Intifada (2000–2005) 2006 Lebanon War (2006) Gaza War (2008-2009) (2008–2009) 2012 Gaza War (2012) 2014 Gaza War (2014) Others |
Ranks | Israel Defense Forces ranks |
The Israeli Army, officially known as the Israeli Ground Forces (Hebrew: זרוע היבשה) are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).