Central Command (Israel)

History

During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Central Command was in-charge of the war efforts against Jordan, particularly on the road to Jerusalem, occupying the "Small Triangle" (east Sharon), Lod, and Ramla. During the Six-Day War, the Command led the occupation of the West Bank from Jordan. As of the First Intifada, the Command primarily engages in security and 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.

Command organization 2025

• [[File:PakmazLogo.svg|25px]] Central Command, in Neve Yaakov
  • [[File:IDF Ugda 96 Gilad logo.png|25px]] 96th Division "Gilead"
    • [[File:תג החטיבה המרחבית במילואים אורי (182).png|25px]] 182nd Infantry Brigade "Uri" (Reserve)
    • [[File:סמל חטיבת תל-חי (185).png|25px]] 185th Infantry Brigade "Tel Hai" (Reserve)
    • [[File:סמל חטיבת יזרעאלי 186.png|25px]] 186th Infantry Brigade "Jezreel" (Reserve)
    • [[File:תג החטיבה המרחבית במילואים יהונתן (187).png|25px]] 187th Infantry Brigade "Jonathan" (Reserve)
    • [[File:תג החטיבה המרחבית במילואים נגבה (189).png|25px]] 189th Infantry Brigade "Negba" (Reserve)
    • [[File:Logo-hativat-417.png|25px]] 417th Territorial Brigade "Jordan Valley"
  • [[File:Utsbat ha'Esh - Ugda 98.png|25px]] 98th Division "Ha-Esh"/"Fire"
    • [[File:35th Brigade IDF.svg|25px]] 35th Paratroopers Brigade "Shfifon/Flying Serpent"
    • [[File:IDF Brigade 55 Tag.svg|25px]] 55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit/Spearhead" (Reserve)
    • [[File:Komando.png|25px]] 89th Commando Brigade "Oz/Courage"
    • [[File:Logo hativa 551.png|25px]] 551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei Ha-Esch/Fire Arrows" (Reserve)
    • [[File:Kela david.png|25px]] 214th Artillery Brigade "David's Sling"
  • [[File:99th Ha'Bazak Division Tag (cropped).png|25px]] 99th Division "Ha'Bazak/Flash" (Reserve)
    • [[File:YiftachBrigade.svg|25px]] 11th Infantry Brigade "Yiftach" (Reserve)
    • [[File:Logo-hativa-37.png|25px]] 179th Armored Brigade "Ram" (Reserve)
    • [[File:Logo hativa 900.png|25px]] 900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
    • [[File:Hativa-646 New Logo.png|25px]] 646th Paratroopers Brigade "Schualey Marom" (Reserve)
    • 990th Artillery Brigade (Reserve artillery command without permanently attached battalions)
    • [[File:340 logistika.png|25px]] Division Logistic Group
  • [[File:Logo ugdat eyosh.png|25px]] 877th Division "Judea and Samaria"
    • [[File:421px-YoSH h-Efraim 2.png|25px]] 421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" – Qalqilya sector
    • [[File:426px-YoSH h-Etzion.png|25px]] 426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" – Bethlehem sector
    • [[File:431px-YoSH h-Menashe.png|25px]] 431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" – Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
    • [[File:434px-YoSH h-Yehuda.png|25px]] 434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" – Hebron sector
    • [[File:442px-YoSH h-Shomron.png|25px]] 442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" – Nablus sector
    • [[File:443px-YoSH h-Beniamin.png|25px]] 443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" – Ramallah sector and Road 443
  • [[File:Pakmaz signal.png|25px]] 372nd Signal Battalion "Segev"
  • [[File:Handasa pkmz.png|25px]] Central Command Engineering Unit 802
  • [[File:ModiinMerkazNew.svg|25px]] Central Command Intelligence Unit
  • [[File:Mz pkmz.png|25px]] Central Command Military Police Unit 391
  • [[File:Refua pkmz.png|25px]] Central Command Medical Unit
  • [[File:Lahish.png|25px]] Central Command Training Base "Lahish"
  • [[File:Almar 5004.png|25px]] 5004th Logistic Group

Commanders

All commanders of the Central Command were ranked Aluf (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)
• Nitzan Alon (2012–2015)
• Roni Numa (2015–2018)
• Nadav Padan (2018–2020)
• Tamir Yadai (2020–2021)
• Yehuda Fox (2021–)

References

References

1. Golan, Boaz. (2008-03-07). "Modi'in Illit Declared a City". [[NRG (Maariv).
2. Pfeffer, Anshel. (28 November 2010). "West Bank Sees Lowest IDF Troop Levels Since First Intifada". [[Haaretz]].
3. "IDF says structural changes to military include bolstering border and air defense units". Times of Israel.
4. "IDF chief Ashkenazi announces new hires in General Staff - Haaretz - Israel News".
5. (2 August 2023). "Breaking silence, Netanyahu defends IDF general attacked by coalition MKs".