Central Command (Israel)
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| Central Command | |
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| פיקוד מרכז | |
 Pakmaz logo, depicting the Lion of Judah | |
| Active | 1948–present |
| Country |  Israel |
| Part of |  Israel Defense Forces |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Aluf Yehuda Fox |
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The Central Command (
.The commander (Aluf) of the central command is the one who is authorized to declare new cities in the Judea and Samaria Area.[1]
History
During the
counter-terrorism
activities, as well as more conventional military measures, in the West Bank.
Towards the end of 2010 the deployment of IDF troops in and around the West Bank reached a new quantitative low with only half the number of infantry battalions serving where "dozens" were required during the first Intifada.[2]
Command organization 2023
Central Command, in Neve Yaakov
- 98th Division "Ha-Esh"/"Fire"
- 35th Paratroopers Brigade
55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit/Spearhead" (Reserve)
89th Commando Brigade "Oz/Courage"
551st Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve)
214th Artillery Brigade "David's Sling"
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99th Division "Ha'Bazak/Flash" (Reserve)
11th Commando Brigade "Yiftach" (Reserve)
179th Armored Brigade (Reserve)
900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
646th Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve)
Division Logistics Brigade
807th Division Signals Battalion
- 877th Division "Judea and Samaria"
421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" – Qalqilya sector
426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" – Bethlehem sector
431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" – Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" – Hebron sector
442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" – Nablus sector
443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" – Ramallah sector and Road 443
- Jordan Valleysector
- 41st Border Infantry Battalion "Jordan Lions"
- 47th Border Infantry Battalion "Valley Guards"
- 49th Border Infantry Battalion "Panther"
Central Command Signals Battalion
Central Command Engineering Unit
Central Command Intelligence Unit
Central Command Military Police Unit 391
Central Command Medical Unit
Central Command Maintenance Unit 650
Central Command Training Base "Lahish"
5004th Logistics Unit
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Commanders
All commanders of the Central Command were ranked
Major General
).
- Zvi Ayalon(1948–1952)
- Yosef Avidar (1952–1953)
- Zvi Ayalon (1954–1956)
- Zvi Zur(1956–1958)
- Meir Amit (1958–1959)
- Yosef Geva (1960–1966)
- Uzi Narkis(1966–1968)
- Rehav'am Ze'evi(1968–1972)
- Yona Efrat (1973–1977)
- Moshe Levi (1977–1981)
- Ori Orr (1981–1983)
- Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1983–1986)
- Ehud Barak (1986–1987)
- Amram Mitzna (1987–1989)
- Yitzhak Mordechai (1989–1991)
- Danny Yatom (1991–1993)
- Nehemiah Tamari (1993–1994) - KIA
- Danny Yatom (1994)
- Ilan Birn (1994–1995)
- Uzi Dayan (1996–1998)
- Moshe Ya'alon (1998–2000)
- Yitzhak Eitan (2000–2002)
- Moshe Kaplinsky (2002–2004)
- Yair Nave(2004–2007)
- Gadi Shamni (2007–2009)
- Avi Mizrahi (2009–2012)[3]
- Nitzan Alon (2012–2015)
- Roni Numa (2015–2018)
- Nadav Padan (2018–2020)
- Tamir Yadai (2020–2021)
- Yehuda Fox (2021–)[4]
See also
References
- NRG. Archived from the originalon 19 June 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
- ^ Pfeffer, Anshel (28 November 2010). "West Bank Sees Lowest IDF Troop Levels Since First Intifada". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "IDF chief Ashkenazi announces new hires in General Staff - Haaretz - Israel News". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009.
- ^ "Breaking silence, Netanyahu defends IDF general attacked by coalition MKs". The Times of Israel. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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