Israel Defense Forces
combined military forces of Israel
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Summary
Israel Defense Forces is an armed forces[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of armed forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,338 views/month, #2 of 247).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Israel[3]
- Item operated: equipment in Israeli military service[4]
- Headquarters location: HaKirya[5]
- Child organization or unit: Israeli Air Force[6], Israeli Navy[7], Israeli Ground Forces[8]
- Part of: Israeli security forces[9]
- Commons category: Israel Defense Forces[10]
- Chairperson: Eyal Zamir[11]
- Has part(s): Israeli Ground Forces[12], Israeli Air Force[13], Israeli Navy[14], General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces[15], Northern Command[16], Central Command[17], Southern Command[18], Home Front Command[19], Military Intelligence Directorate of Israel[20], Operations Directorate[21], Computer Service Directorate[22], Planning Directorate[23], Manpower Directorate[24], Technological and Logistics Directorate[25]
- Inception: May 26, 1948[26]
- Participated in conflict: Suez Crisis[27], Entebbe raid[28], 1948 Palestine war[29], Six-Day War[30], War of Attrition[31], Yom Kippur War[32], South Lebanon conflict[33], Operation Opera[34], 1982 Lebanon War[35], First Intifada[36], Operation Accountability[37], Operation Grapes of Wrath[38], 2006 Lebanon War[39], 2006 Gaza–Israel conflict[40]
- Parent organization or unit: Ministry of Defense[41]
- Significant event: March 2025 Rafah humanitarian convoy attacks[42]
- Official website: https://www.idf.il[43], https://www.idf.il/en[44], https://www.idf.il/ar[45], https://www.idf.il/fr[46], https://www.idf.il/es[47]
Why It Matters
Israel Defense Forces has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 196 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]