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Symbol of the IDF      Chief of Staff:     Benny Gantz     First Chief:     Yaakov Dori     Founded:     1948          Service Type:     Conscription   Service Age:     18

Units Infantry Forces Special Forces Air Force Navy Military Intelligence Counterterrorism Chaplaincy Corps Education & Youth Corps Medical Corps Ordnance Corps Abu Ghosh Unit Barak Armored Brigade Liaison Division Spokesperson Yahav Bedouin Rescue Unit National Defense College Women of the IDF Iron Dome Defense System

Wars & Operations Wars & Operations (1948-Present) Total Casualties (1920-Present) Humanitarian Operations Operation Pillar of Defense (2012) Gaza Flotilla Incident (2010) Operation Cast Lead (2008-2009) Second Lebanon War (2006) Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-2005) Operation Defensive Shield (2002) First Intifada (1987-1991) First Lebanon War (1982) Yom Kippur War (1973) Operation Entebbe (1976) War of Attrition (1967-1970) Six Day War (1967) Suez War (1956) War of Independence (1948)

Reference

• History & Overview
  • Founding of the IDF
  • Evolution of Armed Jewish Defens
• Military Threats to Israel
  • Military Balance in Middle East
• Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day)

Soldiers of the IDF

• Chiefs of Staff (1948-Present)
• General Staff Officers (2013)
• Casualties in Battle (1860-Present)
• Soldiers "Missing in Action"
• Prisoners-of-War

Doctrine

• Ethics & Conduct:
  • Ethical Code
  • Code of Conduct
  • Tolerance Code
  • Teaching Morality in Armed Conflict
• Israel’s Security Doctrine
• Israeli Way of War (2011)
• What Would You Do As A:
  • Soldier In the Heat of Combat...
  • Prime Minister with a Prisoner Exchange...

International Cooperation

• Military Training:
  • Joint Training Maneuvers
  • "Noble Dina"
  • "Juniper Cobra"
  • "Reliant Mermaid"
• Strategic Cooperation:
  • With the United States
  • With India
  • With NATO

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