Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)

Military Intelligence Directorate Israeli Military Intelligence אגף המודיעין‎
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Common name	Aman
Agency overview
Employees	Classified
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Israel
Operations jurisdiction	Israel
Governing body	IDF General Staff

The Israeli Military Intelligence (Hebrew: אגף המודיעין; Agaf HaModi'in; lit. "the Intelligence Section"), often abbreviated to Aman (Hebrew: אמ״ן), is the central, overarching military intelligence body of the Israel Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's General Staff. The Intelligence Department was composed largely of former members of the Haganah Intelligence Service. Aman is an independent service, and not part of the ground forces, Navy or the Air Force.

It is one of the main entities and the largest component of the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Mossad and Shin Bet. It is currently headed by Major General Aharon Haliva. It includes the cyber warfare branch Unit 8200, the human intelligence Unit 504, the secret technology Unit 81, and the training course Havatzalot Program. Its special operations unit is General Staff Reconnaissance Unit (Sayeret Matkal).