The Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces is the highest military post in the Israeli Armed Forces.
| Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces | |
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| Ramatkal // רמטכ"ל | |
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 Position takes Aviv Kokhavi (since January 15, 2019 ) | |
| Leads | Israel Defense Forces |
| Official residence | Matkal Tower , Ha Kirya, Tel Aviv |
| Post has appeared | 1948 year |
| First in office | Yaakov Dory |
| Site | IDF.IL |
The current chief of the General Staff is Lieutenant General Aviv Kokhavi , who was appointed January 15, 2019 .
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Position and authority of the chief of the General Staff
Regulation
The provision on the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces is determined by law:
- The highest command rank in the Israel Defense Forces is the "Chief of the General Staff."
- The chief of the General Staff is subordinate to the government and the Minister of Defense.
- The chief of the General Staff is appointed by the government on the recommendation of the Minister of Defense.
Authority
The chief of the General Staff carries out:
- The operational management of the Armed Forces;
- The transfer of the Armed Forces to the organization and composition of wartime and the organization of their use;
- The organization of inspections of combat and mobilization readiness of the Armed Forces, and also exercises control over the state of mobilization readiness of other troops, military units and bodies;
- Approval of the regulations on units included in the structure of the General Staff;
List of Chiefs of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
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Links
- Chiefs of the General Staff ( waronline.org )
- ראשי המטה הכללי (Hebrew) . IDF official website . Date of appeal October 24, 2018.