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List of flags of Israel

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The following is a list of Israeli flags.

National flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1948–present State flag and civil flag of Israel
(see: Flag of Israel)		 The design recalls the Tallit, the Jewish prayer shawl, which is white with blue stripes. The hexagram in the centre is the Magen David ("Shield of David", also known in the diaspora as the "Star of David"). Dimensions: 8:11
Civil ensign of Israel Blue flag with a white vertically elongated oval set near the hoist containing a vertically elongated blue Magen David. Dimensions: 2:3

Governmental flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?–presentPresidential standardA square, silver-bordered dark blue banner bearing the emblem of Israel: a menorah (seven-armed candlestick), olive branches, and the name "Israel" in Hebrew beneath. Dimensions: 7:8
Presidential standard (at sea) Presidential standard with the border in yellow.
Prime minister's flag A blue field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and the coat of arms charged in the fly.
Prime minister's flag (at sea) A dark blue field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and the coat of arms charged in the fly.
Minister of Defence flag A blue field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and the coat of arms surmounting a vertical sword wrapped in an olive branch, charged in the fly.
Minister of Defence flag (at sea) A dark blue field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and the coat of arms surmounting a vertical sword wrapped in an olive branch, charged in the fly.
Minister of Environmental Protection flag A white field with the Ministry of Environmental Protection logo
Minister of Intelligence flag[citation needed] A white, gray, and blue flag with the Ministry of Intelligence logo.
Minister of Foreign Affairs flag A white field with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo.
Minister of Tourism flag A white field with the Ministry of Tourism logo.

Military and police flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1949–present Israel Defense Forces (Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el) flag Light blue standard with the national flag in the canton and the IDF emblem in the lower fly. 8:11 ratio including the fringe.
?–present IDF Chief of Staff flag A red field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and an emblem in the fly consisting of: erected sword wrapped in an olive branch, on one bent anchor, on two horizontal wings, surrounded by a garland of palms.
IDF Chief of Staff flag (at sea) A dark blue field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and an emblem in the fly consisting of: erected sword wrapped in an olive branch, on one bent anchor, on two horizontal wings, surrounded by a garland of palms.

Army flags

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Flag Date Use Description
2022–present Ground Forces flag Five diagonal stripes: the upper hoist and lower fly are black, followed by narrow stripes of grey and a wide white stripe through the center. In the center of the white stripe is a black-outlined white-bordered black disk, containing an icosahedron inside of a reticle. Superimposed on the icosahedron is an upright sword wrapped in an olive branch.
2016–2021 Five diagonal stripes: from the upper fly, orange-red/white/green/black/orange-red. In the center of the green stripe is a black-outlined blue disk, containing a series of rings: white ending in two arrows, green, and orange-red, with a central orange disc. Superimposed over the rings is an upright black-outlined white sword wrapped in an olive branch, also in black-outlined white.
1983–2016 Five diagonal stripes: from the upper fly, orange-red/white/green/black/orange-red. In the center of the green stripe is a white-bordered gold disk, containing four semicircles of green, orange, black and orange-red. Superimposed over them is an upright black-outlined white sword wrapped in an olive branch, also in black-outlined white.
IDF Central Command flag
IDF Northern Command flag
IDF Southern Command flag
IDF Home Front Command flag
IDF Operations Directorate flag
IDF Military Intelligence Directorate flag
IDF Planning Directorate flag
IDF Computer Service Directorate flag
IDF Technological and Logistics Directorate flag
IDF Manpower Directorate flag
Israeli Armored Corps (Kheyl HaShiryon) flag Diagonally divided—black (upper fly) and green (lower hoist).
Israeli Intelligence Corps ('Aman') flag Diagonally divided—white (upper fly) and green (lower hoist).
Military Police Corps (Kheyl HaMishtara HaTzva'it) flag Diagonally divided—blue (upper fly) and red (lower hoist).
Logistics Corps flag Diagonally divided—blue (upper fly) and yellow (lower hoist).
Israeli Infantry Corps ('Khir') flag Diagonally divided—green (upper fly) and yellow (lower hoist).
Military Rabbinate (Kheyl HaRabanut HaTzva'it) flag Diagonally divided—grey (upper fly) and yellow (lower hoist).
Technology and Maintenance Corps (Kheyl HaTekhnologya VeHaAkhzaka) flag Diagonally divided—red (upper fly) and yellow (lower hoist).
Medical Corps (Kheyl HaRfu'a) flag Diagonally divided—red (upper fly) and white (lower hoist).
Education and Youth Corps (Kheyl HaKhinukh VeHaNo'ar) flag Diagonally divided—green (upper fly) and blue (lower hoist).
Adjutant Corps flag Diagonally divided—white (upper fly) and blue (lower hoist).
C4I Corps (Kheyl HaTikshuv) flag
Israeli Artillery Corps (Kheyl HaTotkhanim) flag Diagonally divided—red (upper fly) and black (lower hoist).
Israeli Combat Engineering Corps (Kheyl HaHandasa HaKravit) flag Diagonally divided—orange (upper fly) and black (lower hoist).
1992–? Home Front Command (Pikud Ha-ʿOref) flag Diagonally divided—blue (upper fly) and orange (lower hoist). The colours of the homefront command are the same to those appearing in its emblem. Replaced and no longer in use.
?–present Israeli Combat Intelligence Collection Corps flag Diagonally divided—white (upper fly) and yellow (lower hoist).
Givati Brigade flag Diagonally divided—white (upper fly) and purple (lower hoist).
Golani Brigade flag Diagonally divided—yellow (upper fly) and green (lower hoist).
Nahal Brigade flag Diagonally divided—white (upper fly) and green (lower hoist).
Kfir Brigade flag Diagonally divided—white (upper fly) and a camouflage pattern (lower hoist).
Paratroopers Brigade flag Diagonally divided—white (upper fly) and red (lower hoist).
?–1992 Flag of the Israeli Civil Defense Corps Diagonally divided—green (upper fly) and red (lower hoist).
?–2001 Flag of the Israeli Women's Corps Diagonally divided—brown (upper fly) and orange (lower hoist).
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Flag Date Use Description
1948–present Naval ensign A blue ensign with a white triangle at hoist bearing a blue Magen David in it. Proportions are 2:3.
?–present Naval jack The flag of Israel
?–present Commissioning pennant
?–present Flag of the Commander in Chief at sea
?–present Senior Officer's pennant

Air Force flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1991–present Israeli Air Force flag Light blue flag with thin stripes, near top and bottom (closer to the edges than on the national flag), white with dark blue borders. In the center, the air force roundel but with points touching disc edges and a dark blue border.
?–present Israeli Air Defense Command flag Diagonally divided—blue (upper fly) and black (lower hoist).

Police flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Israel Police (Mishteret Yisra'el) flag A blue field with the Police badge charged in the centre.
?–present Israel Police General Commissioner flag A blue field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and the Police badge charged in the fly.
?–present Israel Border Police – 'MAGAV' (Mishmar HaGvul) flag A green field with the Police badge in the canton and the Magav badge charged in the fly.

Knesset Guard flag

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Flag Date Use Description
2007–present Flag of the Knesset Guard A white field with the Knesset Guard logo charged in the center.
1958–2007

Intelligence flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations – 'Mossad' (haMosad leModiʿin uleTafkidim Meyukḥadim – haMosad) flag A white field with the Mossad logo charged in the center.

Prison Service

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Israel Prison Service flag A blue field with the Prison Service badge charged in the centre.
?–present Commander of the Israel Prison Service flag A blue field with the national flag of Israel in the canton and the Prison Service badge charged in the fly.

Israel Fire and Rescue Services

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Israel Fire and Rescue Services flag
?–present Flag of Israel Fire and Rescue Services Chief of Staff

Municipal flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1949–present Flag of Tel Aviv-Yafo Based on the national flag.
1958–present Flag of Ramat Gan A blue background with the city's emblem (which was adopted in 1958) in the center. The emblem consists of a shield with a charged green field in the shape of a rounded hexagonal star, reminiscent of a Star of David, and is surrounded by seven small white hexagonal stars. Inside the big star is a landscape illustration showing a sun shining and illuminating the symbol. In the center of the star is a palm tree, below it a pan with a cluster of grapes and citrus fruits and plowshares appear across the symbol. In the lower right part of the star is a stone wall and three trees growing from it. On the left side of the star is an industrial building with a chimney. At the bottom of the emblem is a ribbon with the name of the city, "Ramat Gan".
Flag of Givatayim
1958–present Flag of Petah Tikva A navy blue field with the city's emblem. The emblem was first created in c. 1908. The emblem is shaped as a stylized Magen David. The plough immortalizes the first plowing as a symbol to the fact that with founding Petah Tikva, the agriculture work was renewed. The green fields symbolizes of drying of the Yarkon swamps and turning them into green fields. The orange tree since the first tree was planted by Rabbi Fromkin in Lakhman estate, this important branch was developed and Petah Tikva became the biggest producer of citrus in Israel.[1]
Flag of Jerusalem Based on the national flag, the flag of Jerusalem features in the center the city's coat of arms, which consists of a shield with the Lion of Judah superimposed on a stylized background representing the Kotel, flanked on either side with olive branches. The word יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim, Hebrew for "Jerusalem") appears above the shield.
1951–present Flag of Ashkelon An orange field with the city's emblem (which was adopted in 1951 and approved by the Israeli government in 1959) in the center. The emblem consists of a shield with a light blue field representing the sea and sky of Ashkelon. The five red stars represent the city's five neighborhoods, alongside a marble column with a title, and a gear, representing Ashkelon's industrial plants with waves below the gear representing Ashkelon's spectacular beaches. The film symbolises the "planning of Ashkelon as Israel's film city".[2]
2023–present Flag of Ashdod A white field with Ashdod's city-emblem (adopted alongside the flag) in the center.

The colors in the sails symbolize that Ashdod is a modern and dynamic city. The blue represents the Mediterranean Sea, the green represents the self-sustainability of Ashdod, and the orange represents the energy and warmth that characterize the city's residents. The lion's head represents the tribe of Judah that resided in the area of modern-day Ashdod. the color of the lion represents the dunes and sands from which the city of Ashdod (previously Isdud) was established on. On the bottom the city's name both in Hebrew and English is present, with Ashdod's old city emblem the Sails Square.

Adopted in 2023 as part of the Ashdod flag competition to replace the old flag. The flag was designed by Shmuel Yehuda Oish of the "Kivan" branding agency in Ashdod.[3]

?–present Flag of Haifa A blue field with the emblem charged in the center.
Flag of Holon Based on the national flag with the colors reversed and the city's emblem in lieu of the Star of David. The emblem may also appear in a white rectangular box, or drawn in white on the blue background.
Flag of Rishon LeZion An orange field with the city emblem charged in the center.
Flag of Netanya An orange field with the city emblem charged in the center.
Flag of Bat Yam
Flag of Herzliya Based on the national flag.
Flag of Bnei Brak
Flag of Ramat HaSharon An orange field with the city emblem charged in the center.
Flag of Or Yehuda
Flag of Kfar Saba
Flag of Modi'in
Flag of Kfar Kama Cyrillic script is present on the flag to represent the town's Circassian history.
Flag of Karmiel Based on the national flag.
Flag of Qiryat Gat
Flag of the Har Hebron Regional Council
–2005 Flag of Hof Azza In use prior to the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip.

Organization flags

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Flag Date Use Description
?–present Israel Railways flag A blue field with the Rakevet Yisra'el logo charged in the centre.
Israel Nature and Parks Authority flag
Israel Postal Authority flag
Israel Mail pennant
Magen David Adom flag
Flag of the Israel Antiquities Authority
1965–2004 Flag of Customs services of Israel

Historical flags

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Flag Date Use
1458 BCE – 1200 BCE Standards of Ancient Egypt
539 BCE – 332 BCE Standard of Cyrus the Great
63 BCE – 395 Vexilloid of the Roman Empire
c. 395–614
628–636		 Reconstruction of the Labarum of Constantine the Great
614–628 Flag of the Sassanid Empire
660–750 Flag of the Umayyad Caliphate
750–969 Flag of the Abbasid Caliphate
1099–1291 Flag of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
c. 1174–1260 Reconstruction of Saladin's personal standard
1260–1516 Flag of the Mamluk Sultanate
1260–1516 Flag of the Mamluk Sultanate (variant)
1516–1793 Flag of the Ottoman Empire
1793–1831
1840–1844		 Flag of the Ottoman Empire
1831–1840 Flag of the self-declared Khedivate of Egypt introduced by Muhammad Ali
1844–1918 Flag of the Ottoman Empire
1897–1898 Flag of the First and Second Zionist Congress
1918–1948 Flag of the United Kingdom
1919–1921 Flag of the First Judeans Regiment of the Jewish Legion
1920–1948 Flag of the High Commissioner of Palestine
1924–1926 House flag of the American Palestine Line
1927–1948 Palestine maritime ensign
1929–1948 Customs and Postal Banner of Palestine
1933–1934 MV "Emanuel" (Captain Arye "Lyova" Grevnov) ship's of "Hofiya Shipping Company" Hebrew flag
1942–1944 Flag of the Jewish Combat Organization
1942–1944 Flag of the Jewish Military Union
1944–1946 Flag of the Jewish Brigade
1948 The Ink Flag

National flag proposals

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Lifeguard flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1970–present Calm sea: bathing and swimming is allowed A white field
Stormy sea: bathing and swimming is allowed A red field
Very stormy sea: bathing and swimming is forbidden A black field
Presence of jellyfish at sea: bathing and swimming is forbidden A purple triangular pennon with a white jellyfish

Minority flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1964–present Flag of the Israeli Palestinian Arab Minority The flag of Palestine. Used by Palestinians within the Green Line. Red triangle at the hoist side, and three horizontal stripes of black-white-green.
?–present Flag of the Israeli Druze Minority Used by Israeli Druze. Green triangle at the hoist side, and four horizontal stripes of red-yellow-blue-white.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Petah Tikva (Israel)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. ↑ "סמל העיר". עיריית אשקלון (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ↑ "About our emblem". Ashdod Municipality. 1 April 2025.
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