| General Staff Israel Defense Forces Headquarters | |
|---|---|
| המטה הכללי של צה"ל | |
 Matkal emblem | |
| Founded | 1948–present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Type | supreme command |
| Part of |  Israel Defense Forces |
| Headquarter | Rabin Camp Tel Aviv |
| Nickname(s) | Matkal |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of the General Staff | Rav Aluf Herzi Halevi |
| Insignia | |
| Matkal Flag |  |
Israeli General Staff or General Headquarters (Hebrew: המטה הכללי של צה"ל), abbreviated Matkal (מטכ"ל), is the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is based in the Kirya compound (Rabin Camp) in Tel Aviv.
Members
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 Herzi Halevi
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff – Aluf Amir Baram
Arms
- Commander of GOC Army Headquarters – Aluf Tamir Yadai
- Commander of the Air Force – Aluf Tomer Bar
- Commander of the Navy – Aluf David Saar Salama
Directorates
- Head of the Operations Directorate – Aluf Oded Basyuk
- Head of the Intelligence Directorate – Aluf Aharon Haliva
- Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate – Aluf Michel Yanko
- Head of the Manpower Directorate – Aluf Yaniv Asor
- Head of the Planning and Multi-Domain Force Design Directorate – Aluf Yaakov Banjo
- Head of the Computer Service Directorate – Aluf Eran Niv
- Head of the Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate – Aluf Eliezer Toledano
- Head of the Planning Directorate – Aluf Eyal Harel
Commands
- Aluf in-charge of the Northern Command – Aluf Ori Gordin
- Aluf in-charge of the Central Command – Aluf Yehuda Fox
- Aluf in-charge of the Southern Command – Aluf Eliezer Toledano
- Aluf in-charge of the Home Front Command – Aluf Rafi Milo
Other
- Military Secretary to the Prime Minister – Aluf Avi Gil
- Commander of the Depth Corps and of the IDF Military Colleges unit – Aluf Nimrod Aloni
- Commander of the Northern Corps and Head of Maneuver Array – Aluf Saar Tzur
- Commander of the General Staff Corps and Head of Education and Training Command – Aluf David Zini
- Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories – Aluf Ghassan Alian
- President of the Military Court of Appeals – Aluf Orli Markman
- Military Advocate General – Aluf Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi
- IDF Spokesperson – Tat-Aluf Ran Kochav
- The Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff – Tat-Aluf Gil Pinchas
Civilian
- Director-general of the Ministry of Defense – Aluf (Res.) Amir Eshel
- Defense Establishment Comptroller – Tat-Aluf (Res.) Yair Volansky
- Head of Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry – Tat-Aluf (Res.) Danny Gold
References
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