Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces, alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym Tzahal, is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli... Wikipedia

• Founded:  May 26, 1948
• Prime Minister:  Benjamin Netanyahu
• Defense Minister:  Israel Katz
• Military age:  17
• Conscription:  24–34 months
• Available for, military service:  1,554,186males, age 17–49 (2016), 1,514,063 females, age 17–49 (2016)
• Fit for, military service:  1,499,998males, age 17–49 (2016), 1,392,319 females, age 17–49 (2016)
• Reaching military, age annually:  60,000 males (2016), 60,000 females (2016)
• Active personnel:  169,500
• Reserve personnel:  465,000
• Budget:  US$24.3 billion (2021) (ranked 15th)
• Percent of GDP:  5.2% (2021)
• Domestic suppliers:  Israel Aerospace Industries, Israel Military Industries, Israel Weapon Industries, Elbit Systems, Elisra, Elta, Rafael, Israel Shipyards
• History:  Israeli–Palestinian conflict (1948–present), 1948 Arab–Israeli War (1948–1949), Reprisal operations (1951–1956), Sinai War (1956), Six-Day War (1967), War of Attrition (1967–1970), Yom Kippur War (1973), Operation Litani (1978), 1982 Lebanon War (1982–1985), South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000), First Intifada (1987–1993), Second Intifada (2000–2005), 2006 Lebanon War (2006), Gaza War (2008–2009) (2008–2009), Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war (2012–present), 2012 Gaza War (2012), 2014 Gaza War (2014), 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis (2021), Gaza war (2023–present), Israeli invasion of Lebanon (2024–present), Others
• Ranks:  Israel Defense Forces ranks
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo