[Israel]: Ministry of Defence

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Meeting Place​

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Matcal Tower, HaKirya, Tel Avivl​

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Minister of Defence​

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Benny Gantz since February 2009​

Israel Defense Forces

Operations Directorate

Position	Holder
Chief of the General Staff	Lieutenant-General Orli Markman
Deputy Chief of the General Staff	Major-General Tamir Yadai
Commander of Ground Forces	Major-General Avi Mizrahi
Commander of the Air Force	Major-General Ido Nehoshtan
Commander of the Navy	Major-General Eli Marom

Position	Holder
Head of the Operations Directorate	Major-General Nitzan Alon
Head of the Intelligence Directorate	Major-General Herzi Halevi
Head of the Technological and Logistics Directorate	Major-General Aharon Haliva
Head of the Manpower Directorate	Major-General Hagai Topolanski
Head of the Planning Directorate	Major-General Nimrod Shefer
Head of the Computer Service Directorate	Major-General Nadav Padan
Commander-in-charge of the Northern Command	Major-General Aviv Kochavi
Commander-in-charge of the Central Command	Major-General Roni Numa
Commander-in-charge of the Southern Command	Major-General Sami Turgeman
Commander-in-charge of the Home Front Command	Major-General Yoel Strik
Military Secretary to the Prime Minister	Major-General Eyal Zamir
Commander of the Depth Corps	Major-General Tal Russo
Commander of the Northern Corps	Major-General Tamir Haiman
Commander of the General Staff Corps	Major-General Yossi Bachar
Commander of the Military Academies	Major-General Yossi Baidatz
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories	Major-General Yoav Mordechai
Military Advocate General	Major-General Sharon Afek
President of the Military Court of Appeals	Major-General Shai Yaniv
IDF Spokesperson	Brigadier-General Avital Leibovich
Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff	Brigadier-General Sasson Hadad
Director-General of the Ministry of Defense	Major-General Udi Adam
Defense Establishment Comptroller	Brigadier-General Hagai Tannenbaum-Erez
Head of Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry	Brigadier-General Ofir Shoham
Women's Affairs Advisor to the Chief of Staff	Brigadier-General Rachel Tevet-Weisel

Intelligence Directorate

Type	Amount
Aman Personnel	7,000
Special Forces	600

Research Department

Unit	Size
Lebanese Division (Hezbollah, Lebanon)	100x Aman Personnel
North-East Division (Syria, Iraq, Iran)	100x Aman Personnel
Palestinian Division (West Bank, Gaza Strip)	100x Aman Personnel
Global Division (Strategy, Economics, Global Jihad)	100x Aman Personnel
Technological Intelligence Division	100x Aman Personnel

Collection Department

Unit	Size
Signal Intelligence Division (Unit 8200)	800x Aman Personnel
Visual Intelligence Division (Unit 9900)	800x Aman Personnel
Human Intelligence Division (Unit 504)	800x Aman Personnel

Command Units

Unit	Size
Northern Command Intelligence Unit	500x Aman Personnel
Central Command Intelligence Unit	500x Aman Personnel
Southern Command Intelligence Unit	500x Aman Personnel
Home Front Command Intelligence Unit	500x Aman Personnel

Special Units

Unit	Size
Information Security Department	250x Aman Personnel
Military Censorship Department	250x Aman Personnel
ICT Battalion	750x Aman Personnel
External Relations Department	250x Aman Personnel
Technological Unit	250x Aman Personnel
Center for Consciousness Operations	250x Aman Personnel

89th "Strength" Brigade

Sayeret Matkal

Unit	Size
Sayeret Matkal	300x Special Forces

Sayeret Maglan

Unit	Size
Sayeret Maglan	300x Special Forces

Manpower Directorate

Military Police Corps

Type	Amount
Military Police	4,500

Equipment	Amount
Patrol Cars	900
Motorcycles	225
Prisoner Transport Vans	75

General Staff

Unit	Size	Location
General Staff Military Police Unit	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Rabin

Northern Command

Unit	Size	Location
Military Police Golan Heights	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Filon
Military Police HaAmakim	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Shimshon
Military Police Haifa	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Jalame

Central Command

Unit	Size	Location
Military Police Tel Aviv	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Yaakov Dori
Military Police HaSharon	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Mota Gur
Military Police Jerusalem/Judea & Samaria	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Anatot
Military Police Yoav	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Bar Lev
Military Police Dan	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Yadin

Southern Command

Unit	Size	Location
Military Police Beersheba	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Nathan
Military Police Eilat	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Yotam
Military Police Urim	250x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 15x Motorcycles	Camp Re'im

Additional Units

Unit	Size	Location
644th "Erez" Battalion	275x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 20x Motorcycles	Camp Anatot
645th "Ta'oz" Battalion	275x Military Police, 50x Patrol Cars, 20x Motorcycles	Camp Mitkan Adam
Confinement Base 394	150x Military Police, 30x Patrol Cars, 25x Prisoner Transport Vans	Ofer Prison
Confinement Base 395	150x Military Police, 30x Patrol Cars, 25x Prisoner Transport Vans	Ktzi'ot Prison
Confinement Base 396	150x Military Police, 30x Patrol Cars, 25x Prisoner Transport Vans	Megiddo Prison
Criminal Investigations Division	500x Military Police, 110x Patrol Cars, 5x Motorcycles	All Military Police Bases

Computer Service Directorate

Type: [c] Amount: [c] Image: [c]ICT Personnel[c]2,500[c]

Division: [c] Size: [c]Electronic Warfare Division[c]500x ICT Personnel[c]Cyber Division[c]500x ICT Personnel

Unit: [c] Size: [c] Base: [c] Crest: [c]Center of Computers and Information Systems[c]300x ICT Personnel[c]Camp Mordechay Maklef[c]

[c]Center of Military Communication Systems[c]300x ICT Personnel[c]Camp Nathan[c]

[c]Center of Encryption and Information Safety[c]300x ICT Personnel[c]Camp Tzalmon[c]

[c]Center of Command and Control Systems[c]300x ICT Personnel[c]Camp Mordechay Maklef[c]

[c]Center of Telecommunication System Projects[c]300x ICT Personnel[c]Camp Anatot[c]

Technological and Logistics Directorate

Type	Amount
Logistical Personnel	3,000

Logistics Centers

Unit	Size	Location
Maintenance and Repair Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Jalame Central: Camp Yaakov Dori Southern: Camp Iftach
Ammunition Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Jalame Central: Camp Yaakov Dori Southern: Camp Iftach
Combat Equipment and Spare Parts Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Filon Central: Camp Yigael Yadin Southern: Camp Nathan
Personal Equipment Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Filon Central: Camp Yigael Yadin Southern: Camp Nathan
Fuel Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Tzalmon Central: Camp Yaakov Dori Southern: Camp Yehoshua
Food Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Tzalmon Central: Camp Yaakov Dori Southern: Camp Yehoshua
Transportation Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Jalame Central: Camp Mota Gur Southern: Camp Nitzanim
Medical Equipment Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Gibor Central: Camp Immanuel Southern: Camp Lahav
Civilian Mobilisation Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Tzalmon Central: Camp Bar Lev Southern: Camp Haim Laskov
Private Medical Services Center	300x Logistical Personnel	Northern: Camp Gibor Central: Camp Immanuel Southern: Camp Lahav