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The Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i GOC Army headquarters (Zro'a HaYabasha), is a multi-corps command headquarters created in 1998, which amalgamates the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy....
. As of December, 2007, Mazi is headed by Aluf
Aluf

Aluf is the term used for General and Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces . In addition to the Aluf rank itself, there are four other ranks which are derivatives of the word....
 Avi Mizrahi
Avi Mizrahi

Aluf Avi Mizrahi is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the Head of GOC Army Headquarters....
.
r the IDF 2000 reforms, Mazi is set to become the IDF's third Arm
Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy....
, alongside the Air and Space Arm
Israeli Air Force

The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. The current Commander in Chief is Aluf Ido Nehoshtan. The Israeli Air Force has approximately 700 aircraft....
 and the Sea Arm
Israeli Sea Corps

The Israeli Navy is the Israel_Defense_Forces#Arms of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the west and in the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, and Gulf of Suez in the south....
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The Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i GOC Army headquarters (Zro'a HaYabasha), is a multi-corps command headquarters created in 1998, which amalgamates the ground forces of the Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy....
. As of December, 2007, Mazi is headed by Aluf
Aluf

Aluf is the term used for General and Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces . In addition to the Aluf rank itself, there are four other ranks which are derivatives of the word....
 Avi Mizrahi
Avi Mizrahi

Aluf Avi Mizrahi is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the Head of GOC Army Headquarters....
.

The IDF's third arm

Under the IDF 2000 reforms, Mazi is set to become the IDF's third Arm
Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy....
, alongside the Air and Space Arm
Israeli Air Force

The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the Israel Defense Forces. The current Commander in Chief is Aluf Ido Nehoshtan. The Israeli Air Force has approximately 700 aircraft....
 and the Sea Arm
Israeli Sea Corps

The Israeli Navy is the Israel_Defense_Forces#Arms of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea in the west and in the Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea, and Gulf of Suez in the south....
. Until the creation of Mazi, IDF ground forces were directly subordinate to the Chief of Staff
Ramatkal

The Chief of General Staff is the supreme commander and Chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces. The Chief of Staff is the only active Israeli officer with the rank of Rav Aluf at any given time....
; Mazi is still in the midst of being structured, which means to some extent they effectively remain so. Likewise with combat support and rear-line corps, which in part remain subordinate to respective Directorates
Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew Acronym and initialism Tzahal , are Israel's military forces, comprising the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Air Force and Israeli navy....
. As an IDF arm, Mazi is designed to deal with the building of the ground forces' strength and working toward balance, combination, and coordination between the ground corps. Mazi's authority ranges from the battalion to the command level.

Corps

The command headquarters is located in Camp Bar Lev, between Ashkelon
Ashkelon

Ashkelon or Ashqelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Bronze Age. In the course of its history, it has been ruled by the Canaanites, the Philistines, the Babylonians, the Phoenicians, the Ancient Romes, the Muslims and the Crusaders....
 and Qiryat Mal'akhi
Qiryat Mal'akhi

is a city council governed municipality in Israel's Southern District , from Ashkelon. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 19,600....
. Mazi includes eight corps in three groups following their military functions.

The maneuvering corps

  • The Infantry Corps
    Israeli Infantry Corps

    The Israeli Infantry Corps is a corps in the Israel Defense Forces GOC Army Headquarters. It is a maneuvering corps which primarily relies on infantry troops....
  • The Armor Corps

The ?ombat support corps

  • The Artillery Corps
    Israeli Artillery Corps

    File:Idf artillery corps.svgThe Israeli Artillery Corps is the Israel Defense Forces corps responsible for operating the medium and long-range artillery network....
  • The Engineering Corps
    Israeli Engineering Corps

    The Israeli Combat Engineering Corps is the combat engineering forces of the Israel Defense Forces.The Combat Engineering Corps beret's color is silver and their symbol features a sword on a defensive tower with a explosion Halo on the background....
  • The Field Intelligence Corps
    Israeli Field Intelligence Corps

    The Israeli Field Intelligence Corps is the newest of the Israel Defense Forces GOC Army Headquarters? five corps, created in April 2000, and is tasked with collecting combat Intelligence ....


Heads of Mafchash and Mazi

  • Dan Shomron
    Dan Shomron

    Gen. Dan Shomron was the 13th Ramatkal of the Israel Defense Forces, from 1987 to 1991.During the Six-Day War he commanded a unit on the Egyptian front and was the first paratrooper to reach the Suez Canal....
     (1983-1985)
  • Amir Drori (1985-1986)
  • Uri Sagi (1986-1991)
  • Emanuel Sakel (1991-1994)
  • Ze'ev Livne (1994-1996)
  • Amos Malka (1996-1998)
  • Moshe Soknik (1998-2001)
  • Yiftah Ron-Tal
    Yiftah Ron-Tal

    Yiftah Ron-Tal , a registered lawyer, served as a Major General in the Israel Defense Forces. He was born in 1956 on Nativ Halamed-Heh, a kibbutz in the Valley of Elah in central Israel....
     (2001-2005)
  • Benjamin Gantz
    Benjamin Gantz

    Aluf Benjamin "Benny" Gantz is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently Israel's military attach? in the United States.Born in Israel, Gantz was drafted into the IDF in 1977....
     (2005-December 20, 2007)
  • Avi Mizrahi
    Avi Mizrahi

    Aluf Avi Mizrahi is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and currently the Head of GOC Army Headquarters....
     (December 20, 2007-date)


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