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Central Command | |
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ืคืืงืื ืืจืื | |
![]() Pakmaz logo, depicting theโโLion of Judah | |
Active | 1948โpresent |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Aluf Yehuda Fox |
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The Central Command (Hebrew: ืคืืงืื ืืจืื, Pikud Merkaz), often abbreviated to Pakmaz (ืคืงื"ื), is: a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is responsible for the units and brigades located in the West Bank (under the West Bank Division), Jerusalem, the Sharon, Gush Dan, and the Shephelah.
The commander (Aluf) of the central command is the one who is authorized to declare new cities in the Judea and Samaria Area.
Historyโป
During the 1948 ArabโIsraeli 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 2024โป
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Central Command, in Neve Yaakov
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98th Division "Ha-Esh"/"Fire"
35th Paratroopers Brigade "Shfifon/Flying Serpent"
55th Paratroopers Brigade "Hod Ha-Hanit/Spearhead" (Reserve)
89th Commando Brigade "Oz/Courage"
551st Paratroopers Brigade "Hetzei Ha-Esch/Fire Arrows" (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 "Ram" (Reserve)
900th Infantry Brigade "Kfir"
646th Paratroopers Brigade "Schualey Marom" (Reserve)
Division Logistic Brigade
807th Division Signal Battalion
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877th Division "Judea and Samaria"
421st Territorial Brigade "Ephraim" โ Qalqilya sector
426th Territorial Brigade "Etzion" โ Bethlehem sector
431st Territorial Brigade "Menashe" โ Jenin and Tulkarm sectors
434th Territorial Brigade "Yehuda" โ Hebron sector
442nd Territorial Brigade "Samaria" โ Nablus sector
443rd Territorial Brigade "Benjamin" โ Ramallah sector and Road 443
417th Territorial Brigade โ Jordan Valley sector
- 41st Border Infantry Battalion "Jordan Lions"
- 47th Border Infantry Battalion "Valley Guards"
- 49th Border Infantry Battalion "Panther" (Reserve)
Central Command Signal Battalion
Central Command Engineering Unit 802
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 Logistic Unit
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Commandersโป
All commanders of the Central Command were ranked Aluf (Major General).
- Zvi Ayalon (1948โ1952)
- Yosef Avidar (1952โ1953)
- Zvi Ayalon (1954โ1956)
- Zvi Zur (1956โ1958)
- Meir Amit (1958โ1959)
- Yosef Geva (1960โ1966)
- Uzi Narkis (1966โ1968)
- Rehav'am Ze'evi (1968โ1972)
- Yona Efrat (1973โ1977)
- Moshe Levi (1977โ1981)
- Ori Orr (1981โ1983)
- Amnon Lipkin-Shahak (1983โ1986)
- Ehud Barak (1986โ1987)
- Amram Mitzna (1987โ1989)
- Yitzhak Mordechai (1989โ1991)
- Danny Yatom (1991โ1993)
- Nehemiah Tamari (1993โ1994) - KIA
- Danny Yatom (1994)
- Ilan Birn (1994โ1995)
- Uzi Dayan (1996โ1998)
- Moshe Ya'alon (1998โ2000)
- Yitzhak Eitan (2000โ2002)
- Moshe Kaplinsky (2002โ2004)
- Yair Nave (2004โ2007)
- Gadi Shamni (2007โ2009)
- Avi Mizrahi (2009โ2012)
- Nitzan Alon (2012โ2015)
- Roni Numa (2015โ2018)
- Nadav Padan (2018โ2020)
- Tamir Yadai (2020โ2021)
- Yehuda Fox (2021โ)
See alsoโป
Referencesโป
- ^ Golan, Boaz (7 March 2008). "Modi'in Illit Declared a City" (in Hebrew). NRG. Archived from the original on 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.