Planning Directorate

The Planning Directorate (Hebrew: אגף התכנון, Acronym: AGAT) is a division in the Israel Defense Forces' General Staff, whose focus is on strategic and tactical planning, building the military forces, and coordinating operations to design and plan the campaigns. It also serves as a planning body for the Ministry of Defense, representing IDF in various related fields to the Minister of Defense.

Planning Directorate
אגף התכנון
Active	1948 - present
Country	Israel
Allegiance	Israel Defense Forces
Commanders
Current commander	Aluf Eyal Harel
Insignia
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History

Ramatkal Dan Halutz reorganized the Directorate in 2006 to incorporate the old External Relations Directorate.^[1] In 2020, the Planning Directorate was split into two General Staff Directorates: the main Planning and Force Building Division, led by Aluf Tomer Bar, which retained most of the Planning Division's former functions, and the Strategy and Third-Circle Directorate, led by Aluf Tal Kalman [he].^[2][3]

In 2025, with the appointment of Eyal Zamir as Chief of Staff, the Strategy and Third Circle Division was closed and merged back into the Planning Division.

Formation

The division comprises the Planning Division, Strategic Planning and Tactical Relations Division, Centre for Systems Analysis, and the Infrastructure and Organization Division.