Israeli Ministry of Defense

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defense ministry government ministry

The Israeli Ministry of Defense is the government body responsible for formulating and implementing Israel’s defense policy, overseeing the Israel Defense Forces, and managing national security and military infrastructure.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Israeli Ministry of Defense canonical	13
Ministry of Defense of Israel	5
Ministry of Defense (Israel)	3
Israel Ministry of Defense	1
Israeli Defense establishment	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2596048 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Israeli Ministry of Defense
Context triple: [Tel HaShomer, hasMilitaryAuthority, Israeli Ministry of Defense]

A. Ministry of National Security of Israel
The Ministry of National Security of Israel is the government body responsible for overseeing internal security, including law enforcement, public safety, and related national security agencies.
B. Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces is the combined military organization of the State of Israel, encompassing its army, air force, and navy and known for its mandatory conscription and advanced defense capabilities.
C. Israeli Ministry of the Interior
The Israeli Ministry of the Interior is a government ministry responsible for internal affairs such as population registration, residency and citizenship, local government oversight, and administrative governance within Israel.
D. Ministry of Defense of Egypt
The Ministry of Defense of Egypt is the government body responsible for overseeing the Egyptian Armed Forces and managing the country’s national defense and military policy.
E. Security Cabinet of Israel
The Security Cabinet of Israel is a select forum of senior government ministers responsible for making key decisions on national security, defense, and foreign policy matters.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Israeli Ministry of Defense
Target entity description: The Israeli Ministry of Defense is the government body responsible for formulating and implementing Israel’s defense policy, overseeing the Israel Defense Forces, and managing national security and military infrastructure.

A. Ministry of National Security of Israel
The Ministry of National Security of Israel is the government body responsible for overseeing internal security, including law enforcement, public safety, and related national security agencies.
B. Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces is the combined military organization of the State of Israel, encompassing its army, air force, and navy and known for its mandatory conscription and advanced defense capabilities.
C. Israeli Ministry of the Interior
The Israeli Ministry of the Interior is a government ministry responsible for internal affairs such as population registration, residency and citizenship, local government oversight, and administrative governance within Israel.
D. Ministry of Defense of Egypt
The Ministry of Defense of Egypt is the government body responsible for overseeing the Egyptian Armed Forces and managing the country’s national defense and military policy.
E. Security Cabinet of Israel
The Security Cabinet of Israel is a select forum of senior government ministers responsible for making key decisions on national security, defense, and foreign policy matters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defense ministry ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Ministry of Finance of Israel ⓘ surface form: Israeli Ministry of Finance Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ Prime Minister’s Office of Israel ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister's Office of Israel Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
controls	military policy of Israel ⓘ
coordinates	Israel's multi-layered missile defense system development ⓘ defense cooperation agreements with foreign countries ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
foundedBy	Israel ⓘ surface form: State of Israel
hasMinister	Defense Minister of Israel ⓘ surface form: Minister of Defense of Israel
headquartersLocation	Tel HaShomer ⓘ surface form: HaKirya military compound Tel Aviv ⓘ
jurisdiction	government of Israel ⓘ surface form: Government of Israel
languageOfWorkOrName	Hebrew ⓘ
officialName	Ministry of Defense ⓘ Misrad HaBitachon ⓘ
oversees	Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure ⓘ Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories ⓘ Directorate of Defense Research and Development ⓘ Home Front Defense activities ⓘ Israel Aerospace Industries ⓘ surface form: Israel Aerospace Industries (through state ownership influence) Israel Defense Forces ⓘ Israel Military Industries (historically) ⓘ Israel Missile Defense Organization ⓘ Rafael Advanced Defense Systems ⓘ surface form: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (through state ownership) SIBAT (International Defense Cooperation Directorate) ⓘ commemoration of fallen soldiers ⓘ defense budget planning ⓘ defense export controls ⓘ military construction and infrastructure projects ⓘ rehabilitation of injured soldiers ⓘ
parentOrganization	government of Israel ⓘ surface form: Government of Israel
partOf	Israeli authorities ⓘ surface form: Israeli security establishment
positionInGovernment	cabinet-level ministry ⓘ
responsibleFor	civil defense policy ⓘ defense exports oversight ⓘ defense procurement ⓘ defense research and development ⓘ formulating Israel's defense policy ⓘ implementing Israel's defense policy ⓘ military infrastructure in Israel ⓘ national security policy in Israel ⓘ
sector	defense ⓘ national security ⓘ
shortName	MOD ⓘ
website	https://www.mod.gov.il ⓘ

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