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| Commander of the Israeli Ground Forces | |
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 Israeli Ground Forces | |
| Member of | General Staff of the IDF |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Appointer | Chief of the General Staff |
| Formation | 1983 |
| First holder | Dan Shomron |
| Website | www |
TheCommander of the Israeli Ground Forces is the head and highest-ranking officer ofIsraeli Ground Forces, and is responsible for overall operations of the ground forces. The current Commander isNadav Lotan.[1]
The Headquarters of the Ground Forces command the following corps:
In addition, the Headquarters includes four staff divisions:
| No. | Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Shomron, DanAluf Dan Shomron (1937–2008) | September 1983 | January 1985 | 1 year, 4 months | – |
| 2 |  | Drori, AmirAluf Amir Drori (1937–2005) | January 1985 | August 1986 | 1 year, 8 months | – |
| 3 |  | Sagi, UriAluf Uri Sagi (born 1943) | August 1986 | March 1991 | 4 years, 6 months | – |
| 4 |  | Sakel, EmanuelAluf Emanuel Sakel (born 1940) | March 1991 | August 1994 | 3 years, 6 months | – |
| 5 | ![Zeev Livne [he]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.m.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aZeev_Livne.jpg) | Livne, ZeevAluf Zeev Livne [he] (1945–2013) | August 1994 | June 1996 | 1 year, 9 months | [2] |
| 6 | ![Amos Malka [he]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.m.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aAmos_Malka_1.jpg) | Malka, AmosAluf Amos Malka [he] (born 1953) | June 1996 | July 1998 | 2 years, 1 month | – |
| 7 | ![Moshe Soknik [he]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.m.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aMoshe_Ivry-Sukenik.jpg) | Soknik, MosheAluf Moshe Soknik [he] (born 1949) | July 1998 | June 2001 | 1 year, 11 months | – |
| 8 |  | Ron-Tal, YiftahAluf Yiftah Ron-Tal (born 1956) | June 2001 | November 2005 | 5 years, 5 months | – |
| 9 |  | Gantz, BennyAluf Benny Gantz (born 1959) | November 2005 | 20 December 2007 | 2 years, 1 month | – |
| 10 |  | Mizrahi, AviAluf Avi Mizrahi (born 1957) | 20 December 2007 | September 2009 | 1 year, 8 months | – |
| 11 |  | Turgeman, SamiAluf Sami Turgeman (born 1964) | September 2009 | February 2013 | 3 years, 5 months | [3] |
| 12 |  | Tzur, GuyAluf Guy Tzur (born 1962) | February 2013 | August 2016 | 3 years, 6 months | – |
| 13 | ![Kobi Barak [he]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.m.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aYaakov_barak_portrait.jpg) | Barak, KobiAluf Kobi Barak [he] (born 1964) | August 2016 | May 2019 | 2 years, 9 months | – |
| 14 |  | Strick, YoelAluf Yoel Strick (born 1966) | May 2019 | October 2022 | 3 years, 5 months | – |
| 15 |  | Yadai, TamirAluf Tamir Yadai (born 1969) | October 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 4 months | – |
| 16 | | Lotan, NadavAluf Nadav Lotan [he] (born 1973) | November 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 2 months | – |