IDF

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IDF is the Israel Defense Forces, the combined military forces of the State of Israel responsible for its land, air, and naval defense.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
IDF canonical 7
IDF Intelligence 1
IDF recruitment offices 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (89)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
combined military force
military organization
abbreviation IDF self-linksurface differs
budgetCurrency Israeli new shekel
commanderTitle Chief of the General Staff
Ramatkal
conflict Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War

1982 Lebanon War
2006 Lebanon War
Gaza War
surface form: 2014 Gaza War

2023 Israel–Hamas war
surface form: 2023–2024 Israel–Hamas war

First Intifada
Operation Cast Lead
surface form: Gaza War 2008–2009

Second Intifada
Six-Day War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
conscriptionAppliesTo Israeli citizens
permanent residents of Israel
country Israel
surface form: State of Israel
countryISOCode IL
currentCommanderRole Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
surface form: Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
doctrine emphasis on rapid mobilization
preemptive strikes
qualitative military edge
educationInstitution IDF Command and Staff College
National Security College of Israel
flag Flag of the Israel Defense Forces
formationDate 1948-05-26
foundedBy Israel
surface form: State of Israel
genderPolicy women serve in combat and non-combat roles
hasBranch Cyber Defense Directorate
Home Front Command
Israeli Air Force
Israeli Ground Forces
Israeli Navy
Manpower Directorate
Military Intelligence Directorate
Operations Directorate
Planning Directorate
Spokesperson's Unit
Technology and Logistics Directorate
hasConscriptionAge 18
hasEliteUnit Duvdevan Unit
Egoz Unit
Maglan
surface form: Maglan Unit

Sayeret Matkal
Shaldag Unit
Shayetet 13
hasReserveComponent IDF reserves
headquartersCountry Israel
headquartersLocation Tel Aviv
legalBasis Israeli Defense Service Law
surface form: Israel Defense Forces Ordinance 1948
militaryLawSystem Israeli military law
motto Israel Defense Forces
surface form: The Israel Defense Forces
nativeName Haganah
surface form: Tzva Haganah le-Yisra'el
nativeNameLanguage Hebrew
notableOperation Operation Entebbe
Operation Iron Swords
Operation Opera
Operation Protective Edge
operatesIn Israel
occupied Palestinian territories
overseenBy Knesset committees
surface form: Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
primaryLanguage Hebrew
primaryRecruitmentMethod mandatory military service
role air warfare
border security
counterterrorism
homeland security
land warfare
national defense
naval warfare
secondaryLanguage English
serviceType career military service
conscription
reserve service
shortName IDF self-linksurface differs
subordinateTo government of Israel
surface form: Government of Israel

Israeli Ministry of Defense
surface form: Ministry of Defense of Israel
symbol Flag of the Israel Defense Forces
surface form: IDF emblem

olive branch and sword emblem
trainingBase Bahad 1
usesEquipmentFrom Germany
Israel
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

other countries

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

FR-IDF secondPart IDF
FR-IDF regionCode IDF
Tel HaShomer hasFacility IDF
this entity surface form: IDF recruitment offices
IDF shortName IDF self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Israel Defense Forces
IDF abbreviation IDF self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Israel Defense Forces
Sayeret Matkal branch IDF
this entity surface form: IDF Intelligence