Israel Defense Forces

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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.


Statements (74)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
government agency
military organization
budgetCurrency Israeli new shekel
chiefOfStaff Herzi Halevi
commanderInChief Prime Minister of Israel
conscriptionAge 18
country Israel
dateFounded 1948-05-26
doctrine preemptive defense
rapid mobilization of reserves
emblem IDF emblem with sword and olive branch
engagedIn 1948 Arab–Israeli War
1982 Lebanon War
2006 Lebanon War
2023–2024 Israel–Hamas war
First Intifada
Gaza War (2008–2009)
Operation Protective Edge
Second Intifada
Six-Day War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
flag Flag of the Israel Defense Forces
foundedBy State of Israel
hasBranch Cyber Defense Directorate
Home Front Command
Israeli Air Force
Israeli Ground Forces
Israeli Navy
Military Intelligence Directorate
hasConscription female citizens
male citizens
hasMotto The Israel Defense Forces
hasNotableProgram Atuda academic reserve program
Talpiot program
Unit 8200
hasRankStructure IDF ranks
hasReserveForce IDF reserves
hasSpecialUnit Duvdevan Unit
Maglan
Sayeret Matkal
Shaldag Unit
Shayetet 13
hasTrainingBase Bahad 1
hasUnofficialMotto The people’s army
headquartersLocation Tel Aviv
legalBasis Israeli Defense Service Law
nativeName צה"ל
nativeNameLanguage Hebrew
notableFor advanced defense technology
integration of women in combat roles
mandatory military service
officialName Israel Defense Forces
operatesIn State of Israel
occupied Palestinian territories
partOf security forces of Israel
positionHeld Chief of the General Staff
primaryLanguage Hebrew
primaryRole defense of the State of Israel
secondaryLanguage English
serviceType combined arms
conscription-based military
professional military
shortName IDF
subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of Israel
usesEquipment Arrow missile system
David’s Sling air defense system
F-16 fighter aircraft
F-35I Adir fighter aircraft
Iron Dome air defense system
Merkava main battle tank
Sa'ar-class corvettes
usesScript Hebrew alphabet

Referenced by (46)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Benjamin Netanyahu
Miri Ben-Ari
Moshe Katsav
Reuven Rivlin
militaryService
Erez Crossing
Israeli flag
M1 Garand ("Israeli military")
M48 Patton tank
usedBy
2006 Lebanon War
First Intifada ("Israeli Defense Forces")
Tripartite Aggression
involvedOrganization
Haganah
Irgun
Lehi
mergedInto
Moshe Dayan
Tel HaShomer ("IDF Manpower Directorate")
Yitzhak Rabin
militaryBranch
Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005
Operation Entebbe
carriedOutBy
Lebanese Civil War
Operation Joshua
hasParticipant
M60 Patton
Operation Solomon
operator
Erez Crossing
Kerem Shalom Crossing
securityControlledBy
Garden of the Missing in Action
associatedWith
Second Intifada
belligerent
Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights
conflictParty
Israel Police
cooperatesWith
Israel State Archives ("Israel Defense Forces archives")
coordinateWith
Haganah
dissolvedInto
Haganah
formedTheCoreOf
David Grün
founderOf
Israeli Military Governorate
governingBody
Area C
hasMajorActor
Druze
hasMilitaryRoleIn
Israel Defense Forces ("The Israel Defense Forces")
hasMotto
Israeli authorities
includes
Yitzhak Rabin
memberOf
Israel Defense Forces ("צה"ל")
nativeName
Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day
observedBy
Israel Defense Forces
officialName
Tel HaShomer
operatedBy
First Intifada ("Israeli Defense Forces")
opposingSide
Operation Moses
organizer
Hezbollah
primaryOpponents

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