Post: | Commander |
Body: | the Israeli Navy |
Native Name: | Hebrew: מפקד זרוע הים |
Flag: | Flag of Israel Navy Commander in Chief at Sea.svg |
Incumbent: | Vice admiral David Saar Salama |
Incumbentsince: | 2 September 2021 |
Member Of: | The General Staff |
Reports To: | Chief of the General Staff |
Appointer: | Chief of the General Staff |
Formation: | 17 March 1948 |
First: | Gershon Zak |
The Commander of the Israeli Navy is the head and highest-ranking officer of the Israeli Navy, and has operational control and is responsible for overall operations of the navy. The current Commander David Saar Salama.