Current brigades

Active service

1st "Golani" Brigade^[1] - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Northern Command, though currently (July 2014) operating under Southern Command in the Gaza.
- 12th "Barak"/"Lightning" Infantry Battalion
- 13th "Gideon" Infantry Battalion
- 51st "HaBoki'm HaRishonim"/"First Breachers" Infantry Battalion
- 631st Reconnaissance Battalion:
  - Anti-tank Company / PALNAT
  - Engineer Company / PALCHAN
  - 95th "Flying Tiger" Reconnaissance Company
  - 351st Signal Company / PALCHIK
7th Armoured Brigade - Has been active since 1948
- 72nd Battalion was in the 1948 Latrun Battles
- 75th "Romach"/"Lance" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.3)
- 77th "Oz"/"Courage" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
- 82nd "Gaash"/"Rage" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.2)
- 603rd "Lahav"/"Blade" Armored Engineer Battalion
  - Sayeret 7 Armored Reconnaissance Company
  - Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
35th Paratroopers Brigade - Has been active since 1955 and is part of Central Command (Paratrooper units are named after snakes.)
- 101st "Peten"/"Cobra" Airborne Battalion
- 202nd "Tsefa"/"Viper" Airborne Battalion
- 890th "Ef'e"/"Echis" Airborne Battalion
- 5135th "Flying Serpent" Reconnaissance Battalion
  - "Naja" Anti-Tank Company
  - "Coluber" Engineer Company
  - 5173rd "Taipan" Reconnaissance Company
  - "Eryx" Signal Company
84th "Givati" Brigade - Active since the mid-1980s, named after a brigade of that name active in 1948. Is part of Southern Command (most Givati units are named after types of plants.)
- 424th "Shaked"/"Almond" Infantry Battalion
- 432nd "Tzabar"/"Cactus" Infantry Battalion
- 435th "Rotem"/"Retama" Infantry Battalion
- 846th "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Battalion:
  - "Dikla"/"Palm" Anti-Tank Company
  - "Dolev" Engineer Company
  - "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Company
  - "Maor" Signal Company
89th Oz Brigade - Has been active since 2015 and is composed of three special forces units, also known as the "Commando Brigade".
- Unit 212 - Maglan
- Unit 217 - Duvdevan
- Unit 621 - Egoz
188th Barak Armored Brigade (45th, 188th Armored Brigade) - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Northern Command
- 53rd "Sufa"/"Storm" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.3)
- 71st "Reshef"/"Spark" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
- 74th "Saar"/"Tempest" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
- 605th "ha-Mahatz"/"The Crush" Armored Engineer Battalion
  - Sayeret 188 Armored Reconnaissance Company
  - Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
401st Armored Brigade - Has been active since 1968
- 9th "Eshet" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
- 46th "Shelah" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
- 52nd "Ha-Bok'im"/"The Breachers" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
- 601st "Asaf" Armored Engineer Battalion
  - Sayeret 401 Armored Reconnaissance Company
  - Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
460th Brigade (Bnei Or/Sons of Light) - The training formation for Israeli armoured forces and is part of Southern Command
- 195th "Adam" Training Battalion with Merkava 2
- 198th "Ezuz" Training Battalion with Merkava 3
- 532nd "Shelah" Training Battalion with Merkava 4
- 196th "Shahak" Tank Commanders Training Battalion
- "Magen"/"Shield" Tank Instructors Training Battalion
900th "Kfir" Brigade - Has been active since 2005 and is part of Central Command
- 90th Nahshon Battalion
- 92nd Shimshon Battalion
- 93rd Haruv Battalion
- 94th Duchifat Battalion
- 96th Lavi Battalion
- 97th Netzah Yehuda Battalion
- Oketz Unit K9 special forces unit
933rd Nahal Brigade - Has been active since 1982 and is part of Southern Command (Nahal units are named after types of rock.)
- 50 "Baselet" Infantry Battalion
- 931 "Shacham" Infantry Battalion
- 932 "Granite" Infantry Battalion
- 934th "Topaz" Reconnaissance Battalion:
  - "Gazit" Anti-Tank Company
  - "Sapphire" Engineer Company
  - 374th "Flint" Reconnaissance Company
  - Scouts & Sniper Company
  - "Agate" Signal Company