ks ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Christian ▁mon ks ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Russian ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁( , ▁Mis rad ▁Ha Bit ah on ) ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Israel , ▁is ▁the ▁government al ▁department ▁responsible ▁for ▁def ending ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁from ▁internal ▁and ▁external ▁military ▁thre ats . ▁Its ▁political ▁head ▁is ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Minister ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁its ▁offices ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Ha K ir ya , ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁over se es ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁security ▁forces , ▁including ▁the ▁Israel ▁Def ense ▁Forces ▁( ID F ), ▁Israel ▁Military ▁Indust ries ▁( IM I ), ▁and ▁Israel ▁A eros pace ▁Indust ries ▁( IA I ). ▁ ▁The ▁M OD ▁was ▁established ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁ended , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁depart ed ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁was ▁formed . ▁This ▁ended ▁the ▁rag - tag ▁milit ia ▁units ▁during ▁British ▁rule ▁and ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁formal ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁state . ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ense ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Def ense ▁Minister ▁of ▁Israel ▁( , ▁Sar ▁Ha Bit ah on , ▁lit . ▁Minister ▁of ▁Security ) ▁heads ▁the ▁min istry . ▁The ▁post ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁important ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁cabinet , ▁and ▁usually ▁has ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Minister . ▁The ▁Def ense ▁Minister ▁is ▁also