17 Chapter 3 The IDF's Use of Force 1. This chapter deals with the general principles for the IDF's use of force during routine, emergencies, and war, as well as with the key political and strategic goals required from the IDF, along with the IDF's basic functional modus operandi , and their operating logic. General Principles for the IDF's Use of Force 2. The general principles for the IDF's use of force are: a. Preventing Conflict and Deterring the Enemy: 1) A campaign intended to weaken negative elements, damage the enemy's capabilities and demonstrate high and immediate preparedness to realize the military's ultimate goal – to defend and win. 2) Expanding and deepening regional and international cooperation against enemies. b. Detection4 and Intelligence5 relating to enemy capabilities and intentions: 1) Maintaining intelligence superiority enabling sufficient early warning about the enemy's capabilities and intentions. 4 5 Early Warning. National Intelligence – to enable the formulation of a national defense strategy, to determine reference threats and a scenarios for force build-up, to allow the optimal use of resources at any given time enabling the diversion of resources between preparedness and empowerment. The National Intelligence should support identification of changes which require the IDF to assume different preparations– including the capability to detect course alteration and the provision of a response to issues at all levels concerning national security (and not merely in the military context). Strategic Intelligence – to enable the design and planning of operations, formulating an achievable and measurable strategic goal, to reflect the political goals. Operational intelligence – to enable the use of force at the operational level (in light of an analysis of the enemy's centers of mass) and at the tactical level, to maximize impact and achieve tactical advantages. This intelligence stems from all intelligence-gathering agencies down to the battalion level, and from the single aircraft of vessel (as relevant).