Operations Directorate

The Israeli Operations Directorate (אגף המבצעים, Agaf HaMivtza'im) is a branch in the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, established in 1999, alongside the regional commands, the air force and navy. Since June 2021, it is headed by Aluf Oded Basyuk.

Tasks
The directorate has the following responsibilities:
 * Preparing the IDF for war, emergencies, and day-to-day security
 * Deriving an operational strategy from the national security agenda and military doctrine
 * Coordinating the IDF's work with the other security forces, and drafting IDF recommendations for the political echelon
 * Instructing the regional command, air force, navy, GOC Army Headquarters and other directorates, with respect to the exercise of force and its coordination

Units

 * Operations Division
 * Instruction, Doctrine and Evaluation Division
 * IDF Spokesperson
 * Special Means Division
 * Department for Campaign Design
 * Centre for Consciousness Operations
 * Inspection and Supervision Department
 * General Staff Security Department

Commanders
The list includes those who served as heads of operations prior to when it was spun off from the IDF's General Staff. The list also includes pre-IDF Haganah commander Yigael Yadin who also served in that capacity during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Dan Halutz, who original served as the Aide to Chief of the Operations Branch, was appointed to the head of the Operations Directorate soon after its establishment.

Assistant Head of the Operations Branch
The list is of those who served as Assistant Head of the Operations Branch prior to establishment of the Operations Directorate in 1999.