23 for the defensive effort to neutralize enemy's offensive means, and supporting offensive efforts against it. d. Effective protection against high trajectory fire. e. War economy to enable the utilization of the IDF's capabilities in all phases of the campaign, in a manner that will ensure the realization of the mission with maximum effectiveness. f. Interconnectivity of various capabilities, measures and knowledge. g. Jointness of the IDF’s arms to maximize its capabilities. h. Flexibility to enable the effective transition between the required functional situations and the operational arenas, and to adapt actions to the developments at all levels of war. Primary Capabilities and Efforts during Emergency and War 17. The strategic level is specialized in managing multi-domain and multi-arena operations through integrated efforts.11 The key efforts and capabilities employed during emergencies and war for both purposes and operating logics described above, are:12 a. Simultaneous defense in all domains and operation arenas. b. Offensive capability conducted simultaneously on multiple fronts, by: 1) Immediate ground maneuver, which will be deadly, fast, survivable and flexible enabling transition between arenas and fronts. 2) Effective use of fire, powerful and high-quality, precise, multidimensional, in all arenas of war, at any time and with an element of surprise. 3) Attacking and operating in the depth by fire offense, focused maneuvering and special operations. 11 Effort (see Operations Branch, Theory and Training 1.22 dated October 1, 2014) – at the campaign and military strategy levels: a name in the field of operations, for the temporary consolidation of forces and resources under a single authority to achieve a mission. An effort has three components: mission – the task given to the effort commander; military resources – measures and sources of a military force (personnel, HQs and means of warfare stemming from various branches of the military) allocated to the effort commander in order to achieve the mission; authority – the legal power of an effort commander, enabling him to delegate his power to his subordinates for the purpose of attaining missions. 12 Not in order of priority.

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