Israeli General Staff or General Headquarters (), 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
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 Itai Veruv 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 Elian 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
"The General Staff," official list
Staff (military) Military units and formations of Israel