Israel Defense Forces

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armed forces government agency military organization

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.

Aliases (6)

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