The corps was established as a result of the
Agranat Commission's recommendation on the intelligence shortcomings in the
Yom Kippur War. A Chief Intelligence Officer is detached from but subordinate to the head of
Aman. On November 12, 1976, its first Chief Intelligence Officer,
Brigadier-General Dov Tamari, was appointed. The corps includes
Unit 8200, which is the IDF central collection unit, responsible for
SIGINT collection and
cryptographical analysis, including the
Hatzav Unit, responsible for collecting
OSINT intelligence. The corps also includes
Unit 504, which is the IDF
HUMINT collection and analysis unit. The corps also engages in
counter-intelligence and
information security work, and presents general assessments. The primary and fundamental mission of the military corps is to provide the political and military echelon intelligential warning in real time of war and activity against Israel. ==References==