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The '''GOC Army Headquarters''' ({{langx|he|מפקדת זרוע היבשה}}, ''Mifkedet Zro'a HaYabasha'', abbreviated '''Mazi'''), is a multi-corps command [[headquarters]] of the  [[Israeli Ground Forces|Ground Forces]] of the [[Israel Defense Forces]]. The current size of the Israeli Ground Forces is estimated at 126,000 active soldiers and 400,000 soldiers in reserve.<ref name=IISSp344 />

== Name ==

The GOC Army Headquarters is known unofficially as ''Mazi'', the Hebrew pronunciation for an [[acronym]] for "Ground Arm Command" ({{lang|he|מז"י}}, ({{lang|he|מפקדת זרוע היבשה}}, ''Mifkedet Zro'a ha-Yabasha''), which was the GOC Army Headquarters' previous name before being renamed to the current "Ground Arm" ({{Script/Hebrew|זרוע היבשה}}). After this renaming, the acronym MAZI officially refers nowadays to "Commander of the Ground Arm" ({{lang|he|מפקד זרוע היבשה}}, ''Mefaked Zro'a Ha-Yabasha''). However the old acronym MAZI still remains the popular name for the GOC Army Headquarters.

==Units and structure==
[[File:IDF Ground Forces Command.png|thumb|400px|The structure of the ground forces]]
The Headquarters of the Ground Forces commands the following five corps:

* [[:he:מערך התמרון|Maneuvering Corps]] (Established in 2020) :
** [[Infantry Corps (Israel)|Infantry Corps]] ({{lang|he|חיל הרגלים}})
** [[Armored Corps (Israel)|Armor Corps]] ({{lang|he|חיל השריון}})
** [[Combat Engineering Corps]] ({{lang|he|חיל ההנדסה הקרבית}})
**99th "HaBazaq" Paratroopers Division ([[:he:עוצבת הבזק|He]]) 
* Combat support corps:
** [[Artillery Corps (Israel)|Artillery Corps]] ({{lang|he|חיל התותחנים}})
** [[Combat Intelligence Collection Corps|Combat Intelligence Corps]] ({{lang|he|חיל האיסוף הקרבי}})

In addition, the Headquarters includes four "staff divisions":

* Planning Division (Budget and Organization Planning) ({{lang|he|חטיבת התכנון}})
* "Ground" Division ([[Training]] and [[Doctrine]]) ({{lang|he|חטיבת יבשה}})
* Personnel Division ({{lang|he|חטיבת כוח-אדם}})
* Technological Division ([[Materiel]] [[R&D]] and [[Military acquisition|Acquisition]]) ({{lang|he|חטיבת הטכנולוגיה}})

==The IDF's third arm==

Under the [[IDF 2000 Plan|IDF 2000 reforms]], MAZI was set to become the IDF's third [[Israel Defense Forces#Arms|Arm]], alongside the [[Israeli Air Force|Air and Space Force]] and the [[Israeli Navy|Navy]]. Until the creation of MAZI, [[Israeli Ground Forces|IDF ground forces]] were directly subordinated to the [[RAMATKAL|Chief of Staff]] through the Regional Commands (North, South, and Central). The intention of the reform was to subordinate the ground forces to one ground commander, who is a part of the Joint Staff, by the example of the Israeli Air and Space Force and Navy; and unlike most of the other armed forces, where operational [[Army]], [[Air Force]], and [[Navy]] plus other auxiliary support units, are all subordinated to unified commands.

The proposed reform for the Ground Arm was rejected and the ground forces remain subordinated to the three regional commands. Likewise with combat support and rear-line corps, which are partly subordinated to the respective [[Israel Defense Forces#Branches|Directorates]]. In times of war, the Ground Arm Commander acts as an advisor to the IDF Chief of Staff on ground warfare.

As an IDF arm, the Ground Arm is meant to build of the ground forces' strength and working toward balance, combination, and coordination between the ground corps. It does so by instruction and training of individual units, planning and publishing the relevant doctrine, organizing the forces respectively for their missions, and [[Research and Development|R&D]] and acquisition of [[materiel]]. Its authority ranges up to the corps level. Above it, meaning the regional commands themselves, the authority is of the IDF Joint Staff.<!-- The commander of MAZI has authority over ground combat corps (infantry corps, armored corps, artillery corps, combat engineering corps) except military police, C4I corps, etc., even if they operate on the ground. [I think noting the changes broadly (& still-mixed nature) is more accurate —User:El_C -->

==Commanders==
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{{Officeholder table
| order             = 1
| image             = Dan Shomron, Chief of General Staff.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Dan Shomron]]
| officeholder_sort = Shomron, Dan 
| born_year         = 1937
| died_year         = 2008
| term_start        = September 1983
| term_end          = January 1985
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|1983|09|1|1985|01|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
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| order             = 2
| image             = Aluf Amir Drori.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Amir Drori]]
| officeholder_sort = Drori, Amir
| born_year         = 1937
| died_year         = 2005
| term_start        = January 1985
| term_end          = August 1986
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|1985|01|1|1986|09|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 3
| image             = Uri Sagi.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Uri Sagi]]
| officeholder_sort = Sagi, Uri
| born_year         = 1943
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = August 1986
| term_end          = March 1991
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|1986|09|1|1991|03|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 4
| image             =  |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Emanuel Sakel]]
| officeholder_sort = Sakel, Emanuel
| born_year         = 1940
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = March 1991
| term_end          = August 1994
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|1991|03|1|1994|09|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 5
| image             = Zeev Livne.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = {{ill|Zeev Livne|he|זאב ליבנה}}
| officeholder_sort = Livne, Zeev
| born_year         = 1945
| died_year         = 2013
| term_start        = August 1994
| term_end          = June 1996
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|1994|09|1|1996|06|1}}
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web |title=Major-General Zeev Livne |url=http://presidentialholdings.com/major-general-zeev-livne---is.ret.-.html |website=presidentialholdings.com |publisher=Presidential Holdings, Inc. |access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>
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{{Officeholder table
| order             = 6
| image             = Amos Malka 1.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = {{ill|Amos Malka|he|עמוס מלכא}}
| officeholder_sort = Malka, Amos
| born_year         = 1953
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = June 1996
| term_end          = July 1998
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|1996|06|1|1998|07|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 7
| image             = Moshe Ivry-Sukenik.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = {{ill|Moshe Soknik|he|משה עברי-סוקניק}}
| officeholder_sort = Soknik, Moshe 
| born_year         = 1949
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = July 1998
| term_end          = June 2001
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|1998|07|1|2000|06|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 8
| image             = Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Maj. Gen. Ron-Tal, Commander of the IDF Ground Forces, Photographed by Sgt. Lior Ziv.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Yiftah Ron-Tal]]
| officeholder_sort = Ron-Tal, Yiftah 
| born_year         = 1956
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = June 2001
| term_end          = November 2005
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2000|06|1|2005|11|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 9
| image             = Benny Gantz, Chief of General Staff.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Benny Gantz]]
| officeholder_sort = Gantz, Benny
| born_year         = 1959
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = November 2005
| term_end          = 20 December 2007
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2005|11|1|2007|12|20}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 10
| image             = Avi Mizrahi2.JPG |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Avi Mizrahi]]
| officeholder_sort = Mizrahi, Avi
| born_year         = 1957
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 20 December 2007
| term_end          = September 2009
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2007|12|20|2009|09|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 11
| image             = Sami Turgeman portrait.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Sami Turgeman]]
| officeholder_sort = Turgeman, Sami
| born_year         = 1964
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = September 2009
| term_end          = February 2013
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2009|09|1|2013|02|1}}
| ref               = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1105826.html |title=IDF chief Ashkenazi announces new hires in General Staff - Haaretz - Israel News |website=www.haaretz.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810190207/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1105826.html |archive-date=10 August 2009 }}</ref>
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{{Officeholder table
| order             = 12
| image             = Guy Ziv 2008.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Guy Tzur]]
| officeholder_sort = Tzur, Guy
| born_year         = 1962
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = February 2013
| term_end          = August 2016
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2013|02|1|2016|08|1}}
| ref               = –
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{{Officeholder table
| order             = 13
| image             = Yaakov barak portrait.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = {{ill|Kobi Barak|he|משה עברי-סוקניק}}
| officeholder_sort = Barak, Kobi
| born_year         = 1964
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = August 2016
| term_end          = May 2019
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2016|08|1|2019|05|1}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 14
| image             = Aluf Yoel strik.jpeg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Yoel Strick]]
| officeholder_sort = Strick, Yoel
| born_year         = 1966
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = May 2019
| term_end          = October 2022
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2019|05|1|2022|10|11}}
| ref               = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order             = 15
| image             = Tamir yadai idf.jpg |bSize = 70
| military_rank     = ''Aluf''
| officeholder      = [[Tamir Yadai]]
| officeholder_sort = Yadai, Tamir
| born_year         = 1969
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = October 2022
| timeinoffice      = {{age in years and months|2022|10|11}}
| ref               = –
}}
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==See also==
* [[Military equipment of Israel#Ground forces equipment|Israeli Ground Forces equipment]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090526033308/http://mazi.idf.il/ Ground Arm website] {{in lang|he}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050521004104/http://www.idf-lic2004.org/lic2004.htm Army Headquarters' LIC2005: an international conference on "Warfare in Low Intensity Conflict"]

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