Operations Directorate
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| Operations Directorate | |
|---|---|
| אגף המבצעים | |
| Active | 1999–present |
| Country | Israel |
| Allegiance | Israel Defense Forces |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Aluf Oded Basyuk |
| Insignia | |
| Flag | |
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Military unit
The Israeli Operations Directorate (Hebrew: אגף המבצעים, Agaf HaMivtza'im, abbreviated as (Hebrew: אג"ם Agam) 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.
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 | November 16, 1947 (1947年11月16日) | November 9, 1949 (1949年11月09日) | |
| Mordechai Maklef | November 14, 1949 (1949年11月14日) | December 7, 1952 (1952年12月07日) | |
| Moshe Dayan | December 17, 1952 (1952年12月17日) | December 6, 1953 (1953年12月06日) | |
| Yosef Avidar | December 22, 1953 (1953年12月22日) | February 15, 1955 (1955年02月15日) | |
| Meir Amit | February 23, 1955 (1955年02月23日) | May 28, 1955 (1955年05月28日) | Later Director of Mossad |
| Haim Laskov | August 28, 1955 (1955年08月28日) | July 24, 1956 (1956年07月24日) | |
| Meir Amit | October 5, 1956 (1956年10月05日) | January 26, 1958 (1958年01月26日) | |
| Tzvi Tzur | 1958 | ||
| Meir Zorea | September 10, 1958 (1958年09月10日) | April 28, 1959 (1959年04月28日) | |
| Yitzhak Rabin | April 28, 1959 (1959年04月28日) | January 23, 1961 (1961年01月23日) | 5th Prime Minister |
| Yitzhak Rabin | January 23, 1961 (1961年01月23日) | December 30, 1963 (1963年12月30日) | |
| Haim Bar-Lev | January 1, 1964 (1964年01月01日) | April 27, 1966 (1966年04月27日) | |
| Ezer Weizman | April 27, 1966 (1966年04月27日) | December 14, 1969 (1969年12月14日) | Later President of Israel |
| David Elazar | December 23, 1969 (1969年12月23日) | January 1, 1972 (1972年01月01日) | |
| Israel Tal | January 1, 1972 (1972年01月01日) | June 28, 1973 (1973年06月28日) | |
| Rehavam Ze'evi | November 2, 1973 (1973年11月02日) | January 16, 1974 (1974年01月16日) | |
| Yitzhak Hofi | January 16, 1974 (1974年01月16日) | April 16, 1974 (1974年04月16日) | Later Director of Mossad |
| Herzl Shafir | April 16, 1974 (1974年04月16日) | March 1, 1976 (1976年03月01日) | Later Commissioner of Police |
| Yekutiel Adam | March 2, 1976 (1976年03月02日) | August 25, 1977 (1977年08月25日) | |
| Rafael Eitan | August 25, 1977 (1977年08月25日) | April 7, 1978 (1978年04月07日) | |
| Yekutiel Adam | 1978 (1978) | January 1982 (1982-01) | |
| Moshe Levi | January 1982 (1982-01) | 1983 (1983) | |
| David Ivry | 1983 (1983) | 1985 (1985) | |
| Dan Shomron | January 17, 1985 (1985年01月17日) | October 1, 1986 (1986年10月01日) | |
| Amir Drori | October 1, 1986 (1986年10月01日) | April 6, 1987 (1987年04月06日) | |
| Ehud Barak | May 7, 1987 (1987年05月07日) | March 13, 1991 (1991年03月13日) | 10th Prime Minister |
| Amnon Lipkin-Shahak | March 13, 1991 (1991年03月13日) | November 29, 1994 (1994年11月29日) | |
| Matan Vilnai | November 29, 1994 (1994年11月29日) | September 15, 1997 (1997年09月15日) | |
| Shaul Mofaz | September 15, 1997 (1997年09月15日) | June 11, 1998 (1998年06月11日) | |
| Uzi Dayan | June 11, 1998 (1998年06月11日) | June 27, 1999 (1999年06月27日) | |
| Dan Halutz | June 27, 1999 (1999年06月27日) | September 15, 2000 (2000年09月15日) | |
| Giora Eiland | September 15, 2000 (2000年09月15日) | January 25, 2001 (2001年01月25日) | |
| Dan Harel | January 26, 2001 (2001年01月26日) | 2003 (2003) | |
| Israel Ziv | 2003 (2003) | 2005 (2005) | |
| Gadi Eizenkot | June 2005 (2005-06) | October 12, 2006 (2006年10月12日) | |
| Tal Russo | October 12, 2006 (2006年10月12日) | October 4, 2010 (2010年10月04日) | |
| Yaakov Ayash | October 4, 2010 (2010年10月04日) | September 6, 2012 (2012年09月06日) | |
| Yoav Har-Even | September 6, 2012 (2012年09月06日) | May 26, 2015 (2015年05月26日) | |
| Nitzan Alon | May 26, 2015 (2015年05月26日) |
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
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