إدارة العمليات (القوات المسلحة الإسرائيلية)

Operations Directorate
אגף המבצעים
IDF Operations Directorate (Alternative).svg
نشطة1999–present
البلدFlag of إسرائيل إسرائيل
الولاء إسرائيل
القادة
القائد
الحالي
Aluf Oded Basyuk
الشارات
Flagملف: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

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

References

See also