Israel Defense Force
| Israel Defense Forces צבא ההגנה לישראל |
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Israel Defense Forces emblem
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Flag of the Israel Defense Forces
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| Founded | 1948 |
| Service branches |
 Israeli Army Israeli Air Force Israeli Navy
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| Leadership | |
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Prime Minister Defense Minister |
Benjamin Netanyahu Avigdor Lieberman |
| Chief of General Staff | Rav Aluf Gadi Eizenkot |
| Manpower | |
| Military age | 17 |
| Conscription | 18 |
| Available for military service |
1,554,186 males, age 17–49 (2016 est.), 1,514,063 females, age 17–49 (2016 est.) |
| Fit for military service |
1,499,998 males, age 17–49 (2016 est.), 1,392,319 females, age 17–49 (2016 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually |
60,000 males (2016 est.), 60,000 females (2016 est.) |
| Active personnel | 176,500 (ranked 34th) |
| Reserve personnel | 445,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | $18.6 billion (2015) |
| Percent of GDP | 6.2% (2015) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers |
Israel Aerospace Industries Israel Military Industries Israel Weapon Industries Elbit Systems Elisra Elta Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Israel Shipyards |
| Foreign suppliers |
 Czechoslovakia (1948) France (1955–1966) United States (1968–present) Germany (1998–present)
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| Annual exports |
United States India United Kingdom Georgia Russia Germany Azerbaijan
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| Related articles | |
| History |
War of Independence (1948–1949) Reprisal operations (1951–1956) Sinai War (1956) Six-Day War (1967) War of Attrition (1967–1970) Yom Kippur War (1973) South Lebanon conflict (1978) First Lebanon War (1982–1985) South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) First Intifada (1987–1993) Second Intifada (2000–2005) Second Lebanon War (2006) Operation Cast Lead (2008–2009) Pillar of Defense (2012) Protective Edge (2014) Other |
| Ranks | Israel Defense Forces ranks |
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; Hebrew: צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל 
Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el, lit. "The Army of Defense for Israel"; Arabic: جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal (צה״ל), are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force, and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel. The IDF is headed by its Chief of General Staff, the Ramatkal, subordinate to the Defense Minister of Israel; Lieutenant general (Rav Aluf) Gadi Eizenkot has served as Chief of Staff since 2015.
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