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Israeli Ground Forces

Israeli Ground Forces
זרוע היבשה
Emblem of the Israeli Ground Forces
Flag of the Israeli Ground Forces
Founded1948 (1948)
Service branches
HeadquartersGOC Army Headquarters (Hebrew: מחנה בר-לב, Bar-Lev Camp)
WebsiteOfficial website
Leadership
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Defense Minister Yoav Galant
Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi
General Officer CommandingMajor General Tamir Yadai[1]
Personnel
Active personnel126,000[2]
Reserve personnel400,000[2]
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Foreign suppliers
Related articles
History1948 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
RanksIsrael 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).

  1. "General Staff". Israel Defense Forces. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. p. 331. ISBN 9781032508955.

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