Israeli Operations Directorate
Encyclopedia
The Israel
i Operations Directorate is a branch in the General Staff
of the Israel Defense Forces
, established in 1999, and alongside the regional commands, the Air Force
and Sea corps
and General Staff directorates, is responsible in planning for the exercising of military force. As of October 2010, it is headed by Aluf
Ya'akov Ayash.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i Operations Directorate is a branch in the General Staff
Israeli General Staff
The Israeli General Staff , abbreviated Matkal , is the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is based in the Kirya compound in Tel Aviv.-Members:...
of the Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
, established in 1999, and alongside the regional commands, the Air Force
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the State of Israel and the aerial arm of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
and Sea corps
Israeli Sea Corps
The Israeli Navy is the naval arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea theater. The current commander in chief of the Israeli Navy is Aluf Ram Rothberg.-History:...
and General Staff directorates, is responsible in planning for the exercising of military force. As of October 2010, it is headed by Aluf
Aluf
Aluf is the term used for General and Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces . In addition to the Aluf rank itself, there are four other ranks which are derivatives of the word...
Ya'akov Ayash.
Tasks
- The responsibility for preparing the IDF for war, emergencies, and fluid security; the assembly and coordination for operative planning.
- The responsibility for integrating the operative approach as followed from the national security one according to military doctrine.
- Coordinating the General Staff's work in terms of exercising force with the other securityIsraeli Security ForcesSecurity forces in Israel include a variety of organizations, including law enforcement, military, paramilitary, governmental, and intelligence agencies.-Military:...
arms, and forging IDF recommendations for the approval of the political branch. - Instructing the regional command, the Air Force, Sea corps, GOC Army HeadquartersGOC Army HeadquartersThe Israeli GOC Army headquarters , known unofficially as Mazi, is a multi-corps command headquarters created in 1998, which amalgamates the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces...
, the Technological and LogisticsIsraeli Technological and Logistics DirectorateThe Israeli Technological and Logistics Directorate is a directorate in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, responsible for its logistics responses and tasks, and in particular: the building of military bases, maintaining a medical infrastructure during peacetime and times of war and...
, Human ResourcesIsraeli Human Resources DirectorateThe Israeli Manpower Directorate , also known as the Personnel Directorate and formerly called the Human Resources Directorate, is the Israel Defense Forces body that coordinates and assembles activities related to the control over human resources and its placement...
, Military IntelligenceAman (IDF)The Directorate of Military Intelligence is Israel's central, overarching military intelligence, of the Israel Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's General Staff ; the Intelligence Department itself was composed largely of former...
, with respect to the exercising of force and its coordination.
Units
- The Operations Division
- The Instruction and Doctrine Division
- The IDF SpokespersonIDF Spokesperson's UnitThe IDF Spokesperson's Unit is the unit in the IDF Operations Directorate, responsible for information policy and media relations. The unit is led by the IDF Spokesperson, a brigadier general and member of the General Staff, and by the Deputy Spokesperson, a colonel. The current Spokesperson is...
- The Special Means Division
- The Department for Campaign Design
- The Centre for Consciousness OperationsCentre for Consciousness OperationsThe Centre for Consciousness Operations , abbreviated Malat is an IDF Operations Directorate unit which specializes in psychological warfare.-History:...
- The Inspection and Supervision Department
- The General Staff Security Department