Union Defence Forces

The Palestinian Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الفلسطينية al-quwāt al-muslaḥah al-falasṭīnīyah) are the military forces of the Republic of Palestine, consisting of three main service branches: the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Palestinian Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence, and the President of Palestine is ex officio commander-in-chief of the armed forces according to the 1979 constitution.

The Palestinian Armed Forces have a combined total of 630,000 active personnel and 689,000 reserve personnel. This does not include the approximately 159,000 militiamen of te Palestinian National Guard, which is outside the jurisdiction of the Zministry of Defence.