Operations Directorate

The Israeli Operations Directorate (Hebrew: 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 September 2015, it is headed by Aluf Nitzan Alon.

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.

NameTerm startTerm endNotes
Yigael YadinNovember 16, 1947 (1947-11-16)November 9, 1949 (1949-11-09)
Mordechai MaklefNovember 14, 1949 (1949-11-14)December 7, 1952 (1952-12-07)
Moshe DayanDecember 17, 1952 (1952-12-17)December 6, 1953 (1953-12-06)
Yosef AvidarDecember 22, 1953 (1953-12-22)February 15, 1955 (1955-02-15)
Meir AmitFebruary 23, 1955 (1955-02-23)May 28, 1955 (1955-05-28)Later Director of Mossad
Haim LaskovAugust 28, 1955 (1955-08-28)July 24, 1956 (1956-07-24)
Meir AmitOctober 5, 1956 (1956-10-05)January 26, 1958 (1958-01-26)
Tzvi Tzur1958
Meir ZoreaSeptember 10, 1958 (1958-09-10)April 28, 1959 (1959-04-28)
Yitzhak RabinApril 28, 1959 (1959-04-28)January 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)5th Prime Minister
Yitzhak RabinJanuary 23, 1961 (1961-01-23)December 30, 1963 (1963-12-30)
Haim Bar-LevJanuary 1, 1964 (1964-01-01)April 27, 1966 (1966-04-27)
Ezer WeizmanApril 27, 1966 (1966-04-27)December 14, 1969 (1969-12-14)Later President of Israel
David ElazarDecember 23, 1969 (1969-12-23)January 1, 1972 (1972-01-01)
Israel TalJanuary 1, 1972 (1972-01-01)June 28, 1973 (1973-06-28)
Rehavam Ze'eviNovember 2, 1973 (1973-11-02)January 16, 1974 (1974-01-16)
Yitzhak HofiJanuary 16, 1974 (1974-01-16)April 16, 1974 (1974-04-16)Later Director of Mossad
Herzl ShafirApril 16, 1974 (1974-04-16)March 1, 1976 (1976-03-01)Later Commissioner of Police
Yekutiel AdamMarch 2, 1976 (1976-03-02)August 25, 1977 (1977-08-25)
Rafael EitanAugust 25, 1977 (1977-08-25)April 7, 1978 (1978-04-07)
Yekutiel Adam1978 (1978)January 1982 (1982-01)
Moshe LeviJanuary 1982 (1982-01)1983 (1983)
David Ivry1983 (1983)1985 (1985)
Dan ShomronJanuary 17, 1985 (1985-01-17)October 1, 1986 (1986-10-01)
Amir DroriOctober 1, 1986 (1986-10-01)April 6, 1987 (1987-04-06)
Ehud BarakMay 7, 1987 (1987-05-07)March 13, 1991 (1991-03-13)10th Prime Minister
Amnon Lipkin-ShahakMarch 13, 1991 (1991-03-13)November 29, 1994 (1994-11-29)
Matan VilnaiNovember 29, 1994 (1994-11-29)September 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)
Shaul MofazSeptember 15, 1997 (1997-09-15)June 11, 1998 (1998-06-11)
Uzi DayanJune 11, 1998 (1998-06-11)June 27, 1999 (1999-06-27)
Dan HalutzJune 27, 1999 (1999-06-27)September 15, 2000 (2000-09-15)
Giora EilandSeptember 15, 2000 (2000-09-15)January 25, 2001 (2001-01-25)
Dan HarelJanuary 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)2003 (2003)
Israel Ziv2003 (2003)2005 (2005)
Gadi EizenkotJune 2005 (2005-06)October 12, 2006 (2006-10-12)
Tal RussoOctober 12, 2006 (2006-10-12)October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
Yaakov AyashOctober 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)
Yoav Har-EvenSeptember 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26)
Nitzan AlonMay 26, 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.

NameTermNotes
Tzvi Tzur1950–1951
Haim Ben-David1951–1953
Ilan Meyer1953–1954
Asaf Simhoni1954–1956
Meir Zorea1956
Uzi Narkiss1956–1957During Sinai War
Ariel Amiad1957–1958
Shalom Iron1958–1960
Israel Tal1961
Oded MasarJuly to December 1961
Yeshayahu Gavish1961–1962
Elad Peled1962–1963
Gideon Elrom1963–1964
Rehavam Ze'evi1964–1968During Six-Day War
Yitzhak Hofi1968–1969
Herzl Shafir1969–1971
Yona Efrat1971–1973
Arie Levy1973–1974During Yom Kippur War
Mordechai Tzipori1974–1976
Avigdor Ben-Gal1976
Natan Sharoni1976–1978
Eitan Barak1978–1980
Uri Simchoni1980–1981
Giora Ram-Forman1981–1983During the First Lebanon War
Uri Sagi1983–1986
Amram Mitzna1986–1987
Giora Romm1987–1989
Zeev Livne1989–1992
Nehemiah Tamari1992–1993
Meir Dagan1993–1995
Eitan Ben Eliyahu1995–1996
Gabi Ashkenazi1996–1998
Dan Halutz1998–1999Post terminated; Halutz became head of the Operations Directorate

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