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Israel Defense Forces
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Israel Defense Forces
The
Israel Defense Forces
(
IDF
) ( ,
lit.
"The Army of Defense for
Israel
", 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. The IDF is headed by its
Chief of General Staff
, the
Ramatkal
, subordinate to the
Defense Minister of Israel
;
Lieutenant general
(
Rav Aluf
)
Gadi Eizenkot
has served as Chief of Staff since 2015.
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