The Planning Directorate was the central body in the

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whose focus was on the strategic and tactical planning, the building of military forces, and

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of the armed forces. It also served as a planning body for the Ministry of Defense, representing the IDF in various related fields to the

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. It comprised the Planning Division, the Strategic Planning and tactical Relations Division, the Centre for Systems Analysis, and the Infrastructure and Organization Division.

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Dan Halutz reorganized the Directorate in 2006 to incorporate the old External Relations Directorate. In 2020, the Planning Directorate was split into two General Staff Directorates: the main Multi-Branch Force Buildup Directorate, led by Aluf Tomer Bar, which retained most the Planning Directorate's former functions, and the (formerly the Strategy and Iran Directorate), led by Aluf ."Seven things to know about the Planning Directorate's split." (Hebrew)
IDF's official site, June 22, 2020.

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