إدارة العمليات (القوات المسلحة الإسرائيلية)

Operations Directorate
אגף המבצעים
نشطة	1999–present
البلد	إسرائيل
الولاء	إسرائيل
القادة
القائد الحالي	Aluf Oded Basyuk
الشارات
Flag	ملف:Flag of IDF Operations Directorate.svg

The Israeli Operations Directorate (بالعبرية: אגף המבצעים‎, Agaf HaMivtza'im) is a branch in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, established in 1999, alongside the regional commands, the air force and navy. Since June 2021, it is headed by Aluf Oded Basyuk.

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 Tasks

The directorate has the following responsibilities:

• Preparing the IDF for war, emergencies, and day-to-day security
• Deriving an operational strategy from the national security agenda and military doctrine
• Coordinating the IDF's work with the other security forces, and drafting IDF recommendations for the political echelon
• Instructing the regional command, air force, navy, GOC Army Headquarters and other directorates, with respect to the exercise of force and its coordination

 Units

• Operations Division
• Instruction, Doctrine and Evaluation Division
• IDF Spokesperson
• Special Means Division
• Department for Campaign Design
• Centre for Consciousness Operations
• Inspection and Supervision Department
• General Staff Security Department

 Commanders

The list includes those who served as heads of operations prior to when it was spun off from the IDF's General Staff. The list also includes pre-IDF Haganah commander Yigael Yadin who also served in that capacity during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Dan Halutz, who original served as the Aide to Chief of the Operations Branch, was appointed to the head of the Operations Directorate soon after its establishment.

Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
Yigael Yadin	16 نوفمبر 1947 (1947-11-16)	نوفمبر 9, 1949 (1949-11-09)
Mordechai Maklef	14 نوفمبر 1949 (1949-11-14)	ديسمبر 7, 1952 (1952-12-07)
Moshe Dayan	17 ديسمبر 1952 (1952-12-17)	ديسمبر 6, 1953 (1953-12-06)
Yosef Avidar	22 ديسمبر 1953 (1953-12-22)	فبراير 15, 1955 (1955-02-15)
Meir Amit	23 فبراير 1955 (1955-02-23)	مايو 28, 1955 (1955-05-28)	Later Director of Mossad
Haim Laskov	28 أغسطس 1955 (1955-08-28)	يوليو 24, 1956 (1956-07-24)
Meir Amit	5 أكتوبر 1956 (1956-10-05)	يناير 26, 1958 (1958-01-26)
Tzvi Tzur	1958
Meir Zorea	10 سبتمبر 1958 (1958-09-10)	أبريل 28, 1959 (1959-04-28)
Yitzhak Rabin	28 أبريل 1959 (1959-04-28)	يناير 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)	5th Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin	23 يناير 1961 (1961-01-23)	ديسمبر 30, 1963 (1963-12-30)
Haim Bar-Lev	1 يناير 1964 (1964-01-01)	أبريل 27, 1966 (1966-04-27)
Ezer Weizman	27 أبريل 1966 (1966-04-27)	ديسمبر 14, 1969 (1969-12-14)	Later President of Israel
David Elazar	23 ديسمبر 1969 (1969-12-23)	يناير 1, 1972 (1972-01-01)
Israel Tal	1 يناير 1972 (1972-01-01)	يونيو 28, 1973 (1973-06-28)
Rehavam Ze'evi	2 نوفمبر 1973 (1973-11-02)	يناير 16, 1974 (1974-01-16)
Yitzhak Hofi	16 يناير 1974 (1974-01-16)	أبريل 16, 1974 (1974-04-16)	Later Director of Mossad
Herzl Shafir	16 أبريل 1974 (1974-04-16)	مارس 1, 1976 (1976-03-01)	Later Commissioner of Police
Yekutiel Adam	2 مارس 1976 (1976-03-02)	أغسطس 25, 1977 (1977-08-25)
Rafael Eitan	25 أغسطس 1977 (1977-08-25)	أبريل 7, 1978 (1978-04-07)
Yekutiel Adam	1978 (1978)	يناير 1982 (1982-01)
Moshe Levi	يناير 1982 (1982-01)	1983 (1983)
David Ivry	1983 (1983)	1985 (1985)
Dan Shomron	17 يناير 1985 (1985-01-17)	أكتوبر 1, 1986 (1986-10-01)
Amir Drori	1 أكتوبر 1986 (1986-10-01)	أبريل 6, 1987 (1987-04-06)
Ehud Barak	7 مايو 1987 (1987-05-07)	مارس 13, 1991 (1991-03-13)	10th Prime Minister
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak	13 مارس 1991 (1991-03-13)	نوفمبر 29, 1994 (1994-11-29)
Matan Vilnai	29 نوفمبر 1994 (1994-11-29)	سبتمبر 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)
Shaul Mofaz	15 سبتمبر 1997 (1997-09-15)	يونيو 11, 1998 (1998-06-11)
Uzi Dayan	11 يونيو 1998 (1998-06-11)	يونيو 27, 1999 (1999-06-27)
Dan Halutz	27 يونيو 1999 (1999-06-27)	سبتمبر 15, 2000 (2000-09-15)
Giora Eiland	15 سبتمبر 2000 (2000-09-15)	يناير 25, 2001 (2001-01-25)
Dan Harel	26 يناير 2001 (2001-01-26)	2003 (2003)
Israel Ziv	2003 (2003)	2005 (2005)
Gadi Eizenkot	يونيو 2005 (2005-06)	أكتوبر 12, 2006 (2006-10-12)
Tal Russo	12 أكتوبر 2006 (2006-10-12)	أكتوبر 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
Yaakov Ayash	4 أكتوبر 2010 (2010-10-04)	سبتمبر 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)
Yoav Har-Even	6 سبتمبر 2012 (2012-09-06)	مايو 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
Nitzan Alon	26 مايو 2015 (2015-05-26)

 Assistant Head of the Operations Branch

The list is of those who served as Assistant Head of the Operations Branch prior to establishment of the Operations Directorate in 1999.

Name	Term	Notes
Tzvi Tzur	1950–1951
Haim Ben-David	1951–1953
Ilan Meyer	1953–1954
Asaf Simhoni	1954–1956
Meir Zorea	1956
Uzi Narkiss	1956–1957	During Sinai War
Ariel Amiad	1957–1958
Shalom Iron	1958–1960
Israel Tal	1961
Oded Masar	July to December 1961
Yeshayahu Gavish	1961–1962
Elad Peled	1962–1963
Gideon Elrom	1963–1964
Rehavam Ze'evi	1964–1968	During Six-Day War
Yitzhak Hofi	1968–1969
Herzl Shafir	1969–1971
Yona Efrat	1971–1973
Arie Levy	1973–1974	During Yom Kippur War
Mordechai Tzipori	1974–1976
Avigdor Ben-Gal	1976
Natan Sharoni	1976–1978
Eitan Barak	1978–1980
Uri Simchoni	1980–1981
Giora Ram-Forman	1981–1983	During the First Lebanon War
Uri Sagi	1983–1986
Amram Mitzna	1986–1987
Giora Romm	1987–1989
Zeev Livne	1989–1992
Nehemiah Tamari	1992–1993
Meir Dagan	1993–1995
Eitan Ben Eliyahu	1995–1996
Gabi Ashkenazi	1996–1998
Dan Halutz	1998–1999	Post terminated; Halutz became head of the Operations Directorate

 See also

• Directorate of Operations (CIA)