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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 Northern Command (Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
: ????? ????, Pikud Tzafon, often abbreviated to Patzan) is 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....
 regional command
Command (military formation)

A command in military terminology has several meanings.In referring to military organization it is a collection of military unit or a group of personnel under the control of a single officer....
 responsible for the northern front with Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 and Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
.

ng the wars in the 1960s and 70s, the Northern Command was in-charge of the campaigns directed against Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 on the Golan Heights
Golan Heights

The Golan Heights is a contested, strategic plateau and mountainous region at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The term Golan Heights actually has two separate meanings, one geography and one political:...
 and the Lebanese
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
 border.






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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 Northern Command (Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
: ????? ????, Pikud Tzafon, often abbreviated to Patzan) is 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....
 regional command
Command (military formation)

A command in military terminology has several meanings.In referring to military organization it is a collection of military unit or a group of personnel under the control of a single officer....
 responsible for the northern front with Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 and Lebanon
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
.

History

During the wars in the 1960s and 70s, the Northern Command was in-charge of the campaigns directed against Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 on the Golan Heights
Golan Heights

The Golan Heights is a contested, strategic plateau and mountainous region at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The term Golan Heights actually has two separate meanings, one geography and one political:...
 and the Lebanese
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
 border. During the 1970s and 80s, it mainly faced attacks from the PLO, which was driven to southern Lebanon following Black September. Beginning with the 1982 Lebanon War
1982 Lebanon War

The 1982 Lebanon War , , called by Israel the Operation Peace of the Galilee , and later colloquially also known in Israel as the First Lebanon War, began on 6 June 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon....
, the Northern Command faced attacks from Hezbollah
Hezbollah

Hezbollah is a Shi'a Islamic political and paramilitary organisation based in Lebanon. It is a significant force in Politics of Lebanon, providing social services, which operate schools, hospitals, and agricultural services for thousands of Lebanese Shiites....
, a Lebanese militant group founded in 1982 to fight the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon
Southern Lebanon

Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. These two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s....
. During 2000, the Northern Command completed its withdrawal from the Security Zone
Israeli Security Zone

The Israeli Security Zone in southern Lebanon was a strip of territory of varying width, 5 to 25km, from the Israeli border and the occupied Golan Heights, occupied by Israeli forces from 1985 to 2000....
 in southern Lebanon and was dispatched along the UN
United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, Social change, human rights and achieving world peace....
-sanctioned border. Although Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon has been met with UN approval, Hezbollah continues its attacks, mainly on the "Dov Mountain" area of Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon is a mountain in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its highest point is 2,814 m above sea level. This summit is on the border between Syria and Lebanon, and is under Syrian control....
, an area occupied by Israel from Syria and which Hezbollah claims as Lebanese territory (see Shebaa farms
Shebaa farms

The Shebaa Farms is a small area of land with disputed ownership located on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli controlled part of the Golan Heights....
).

Units

The Northern Command commands regional units from Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon

Mount Hermon is a mountain in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. Its highest point is 2,814 m above sea level. This summit is on the border between Syria and Lebanon, and is under Syrian control....
 in the north, to Netanya
Netanya

Netanya is a city in the Center District of Israel and is the capital of the Sharon plain. It is located between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north....
 in the south, with a significant presence in the Galilee
Galilee

Galilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country. Traditionally divided into Upper Galilee , Lower Galilee , and Western Galilee , extending from Dan to the north, at the base of Mount Hermon, along Mount Lebanon to the ridges of Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa t...
 and the Golan Heights
Golan Heights

The Golan Heights is a contested, strategic plateau and mountainous region at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The term Golan Heights actually has two separate meanings, one geography and one political:...
. Its commander was 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....
 Udi Adam
Udi Adam

Aluf Ehud "Udi" Adam is a General in the Israel Defense Forces and the former head of the Israeli Northern Command. Adam has received a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Bar Ilan University and later studied at the School for War Studies in Paris, where he received a M.A....
, although he announced that he would leave the army once the last Israeli soldier leaves Lebanon. On August 8, 2006, IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Moshe Kaplinsky
Moshe Kaplinsky

Major General#Israel Moshe Kaplinsky , is the CEO of Better Place Israel. Most recently, he was Deputy Chief of the Israeli General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces....
 was appointed to the Northern Command as "representative of the General Staff to the Northern Command," in response to criticism by the government over the Command's handling of the conflict. This, in effect, made Kaplinsky the commander of the Northern Command, with the task of supervising the Ground Forces, Air Force and Navy in Southern Lebanon. Adam was replaced by Gadi Eisencott in October.

Units

  • Northern Corps HQ
  • 36th "Gaash"/"Rage" Armor Division
    36th Division (IDF)

    The Israel Defense Forces 36th Israeli Armor Corps Division_, also known as the Ga'ash Formation , is the largest regular-service armor division in the IDF....
     (Regular)
    • 7th "Saar me-Golan"/"Storm from Golan" Armor Brigade
    • 188th "Barak"/"Lightning" Armor Brigade
      Barak Armored Brigade

      The 188th "Barak"/"Lightning" Armor Brigade is an Israeli regular armor brigade, under command of the Northern Command. The symbol of the Barak Armor Brigade is a shield with a red border, blue and white Haifa coastline background and a sword on it....
    • 1st "Golani" Infantry Brigade
      Golani Brigade

      The Golani Brigade is an Israeli infantry brigade which was formed on February 28, 1948 when the Levanoni Brigade in the upper Galilee was merged with the Carmeli Brigade to form the Golani Brigade....
      • Egoz Reconnaissance Unit
        Egoz Reconnaissance Unit

        The Egoz Reconnaissance Unit is an Israel Defense Forces elite infantry unit that specializes in guerrilla and anti-guerrilla warfare. The Egoz Battalion is part of the Israeli Northern Command's Golani Brigade....
  • 91st "Galil"/"Galilee" Division (Territorial)
  • 3x Reserve Armor Divisions, including "ha-Mapatz" Armored Division
  • 3x Reserve Logistic Support Units (5001st "Northern Golan", 5002nd "Lebanon" & 5003rd "Southern Golan")
  • Northern Command Signal Battalion
  • "Shahaf"/"Seagull" Field Intelligence
    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 ....
     Battalion
  • Engineer & Construction Battalion
  • Alpinist Unit (a reserve unit specializing in mountain warfare
    Mountain warfare

    Mountain warfare refers to warfare in the mountains or similarly rough terrain. This type of warfare is also called Alpine warfare, named after the Alps mountains....
    )


Commanders

  • Moshe Carmel
    Moshe Carmel

    Moshe Carmel was an Israeli soldier and politician. He served as Transportation Minister of Israel for eight years....
     (1948–1949)
  • Yosef Avidar (1949–1952)
  • Moshe Dayan
    Moshe Dayan

    Moshe Dayan, was an Israeli military leader and politician. The fourth Ramatkal of the Israel Defense Forces , he became a fighting symbol to the world of the new Israel....
     (1952)
  • Asaf Simhoni (1952–1954)
  • Moshe Tzadok (1954–1956)
  • Yitzhak Rabin
    Yitzhak Rabin

    was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
     (1956–1959)
  • Meir Zorea
    Meir Zorea

    Meir "Zarro" Zorea Military Cross was a general in the Israel Defense Forces and later a member of the Knesset. He earned distinction through his combat actions in World War II and in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War....
     (1959–1962)
  • Avraham Yoffe
    Avraham Yoffe

    Avraham Yoffe was an Israeli general during the Six-Day War. He later entered politics, and served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1973 and 1977....
     (1962–1964)
  • David Elazar
    David Elazar

    David "Dado" Elazar , was the ninth Ramatkal of the Israel Defense Forces, serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War....
     (1964–1969)
  • Mordechai Gur
    Mordechai Gur

    Lt. Gen. Mordechai "Motta" Gur was an Israeli politician and the 10th Ramatkal of the Israeli Defense Forces .Gur was born in Jerusalem and later joined the Haganah ....
     (1969 - 1972, 1974)
  • Yitzhak Hofi
    Yitzhak Hofi

    Yitzhak Hofi was the director of Mossad from 1974 to 1982.Hofi was born in Tel Aviv. He joined the Haganah in 1944 and commanded a company in the Arab-Israeli War in 1948....
     (1972–1974)
  • Rafael Eitan
    Rafael Eitan

    Rafael "Raful" Eitan was an Israeli general, former Ramatkal of the Israel Defense Forces and later a politician, a Knesset member Cabinet of Israel....
     (1974–1977)
  • Avigdor Ben Gal (1977–1981)
  • Amir Drori (1981–1983)
  • Uri Or (1983–1986)
  • Yossi Peled
    Yossi Peled

    Yossi Peled is an Israeli general and politician, the former Aluf of the Northern Command in the Israel Defense Forces. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Likud....
     (1986–1991)
  • Yitzhak Mordechai
    Yitzhak Mordechai

    Yitzhak Mordechai was an Israeli general, and later Defense Minister of Israel and Transportation Minister of Israel. He retired from political life in 2000 after being indicted for sexual misconduct during his military service....
     (1991–1994)
  • Amiram Levin (1994–1998)
  • Gabi Ashkenazi
    Gabi Ashkenazi

    Rav Aluf Gabi Ashkenazi , born 1954 in Hagor, Israel, is the 19th Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defence Forces ....
     (1998–2002)
  • Benny Gantz (2002–2005)
  • Udi Adam
    Udi Adam

    Aluf Ehud "Udi" Adam is a General in the Israel Defense Forces and the former head of the Israeli Northern Command. Adam has received a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from Bar Ilan University and later studied at the School for War Studies in Paris, where he received a M.A....
     (2005–2006)
  • Gadi Eizenkot
    Gadi Eizenkot

    Aluf Gadi Eizenkot is a general in the Israel Defense Forces and the current head of Israeli Northern Command. After joining the IDF Eizenkot was assigned to the Golani Brigade, which he himself would eventually command from 1997-8....
     (2006–date)