The
Directorate of Military Intelligence (,
Agaf HaModi'in – lit. "the Intelligence Section"; ), often abbreviated to
Aman (; ), is the central, overarching
military intelligence body of the
Israel Defense Forces. Aman was created in 1950, when the Intelligence Department was spun off from the IDF's
General Staff (then, Agam: אג"ם); the Intelligence Department itself was composed largely of former members of the
Haganah Intelligence Service (HIS). Aman is an independent service, and not part of the
ground forces,
navy or the
Israeli Air Force.