Tzahal

Israel Defense Forces
צבא ההגנה לישראל
Israel Defense Forces emblem
Flag of the Israel Defense Forces
Founded	1948
Service branches	Israeli Army Israeli Air Force Israeli Navy
Leadership
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)
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) Operation Litani (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.