Israeli Ground Forces

The Israeli Army, officially known as the Israeli Ground Forces (Hebrew: זרוע היבשה) are the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Israeli Ground Forces
זרוע היבשה
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Emblem of the Israeli Ground Forces
Established 1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Parts
Headquarters GOC Army Headquarters (Bar-Lev Camp)
Leadership
Defense Minister Flag of Israel Minister of Defence.svg Yoav Galant
General Officer Commanding Major General Tamir Yadai[1]
Serving soldiers
Active employees/soldiers 126,000[2]
Reserve personnel 400,000[2]
Industry
Suppliers from inland
Suppliers from
foreign countries
* Germany
See also
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

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Flag of the Israeli Ground Forces

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Major-Gen. Ariel Sharon (left), during the Battle of Abu-Ageila, June 1967

Organization

 
Structure GOC
 
Israeli officers of the Paratrooper Battalion 890 in 1955 with Moshe Dayan (standing, third from the left). Ariel Sharon is standing, second from the left and commando Meir Har Zion is standing furthest left.
 
Soldiers of the Golani Brigade on the Golan Heights
 
IDF uniform colours
 
Nahal Brigade soldier with full combat gear
 
IDF female Military Police wearing skirts with their White caps and belts

Service

The military service is held in three different tracks:

Sometimes the IDF would also hold pre-military courses (קורס קדם צבאי or קד"צ) for soon-to-be regular service soldiers.

 
The unisex Caracal Battalion, which serves in routine security missions
 
Israeli "Netzah Yehuda" recon company in full combat gear prepare for a night raid in the West Bank.
 
Merkava – Israeli main battle tank, with 4 generations
 
IDF's current (2017) armored fighting vehicles, clockwise: IDF Namer, IDF Caterpillar D9, M270 MLRS and Merkava Mk 4M
 
A profile of a Merkava Mk 4M tank, armed with an IMI 120 mm gun, a M2 Browning .50-cal, a 7.62x51 mm NATO commander's FN MAG, and equipped with the Trophy active protection system

See also

  • Israeli Air Force
  • Israeli Navy
  • Israeli Intelligence Community
  • Israel Border Police
  • Israel Military Industries

Related subjects

References and footnotes

  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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