The following is a list of Israeli flags.
National flag and state flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1948–present | Israel state flag and national flag | 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 |
 | Israel civil ensign | Blue flag with a white vertically elongated oval set near the hoist containing a vertically elongated blue Magen David. Dimensions: 2:3 |
Governmental flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Presidential standard | The flag is square, silver-bordered banner of the state's arms, dark blue, silver menorah (seven-armed candlestick), olive branches, and the name of state beneath. Dimensions: 7:8 |
_at_sea.svg) | Presidential standard (at sea) | Presidential standard with the border in yellow. | |
 | Prime Minister flag | A blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Coat of Arms charged in the fly | |
 | Prime Minister 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 palewise sword enfiling an olive wreath, 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 palewise sword enfiling an olive wreath, charged in the fly | |
.svg) | Minister of Environmental Protection flag | A white field with the Ministry of Environmental Protection logo | |
.png) | Minister of Intelligence flag | A white, gray and blue flag with the Ministry of Intelligence logo | |
.svg) | Minister of Foreign Affairs flag | A white field with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo | |
.svg) | Minister of Tourism flag | A white field with the Ministry of Tourism logo |
Military and police flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1949–present | Israeli Defense Forces (Tsva ha-Hagana le-Yisra'el) flag | Light blue defaced standard with the IDF emblem; and with the national flag in the canton. 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 the Armed forces emblem (erected sword on olive branch, on two horizontal wings, on one bent anchor, surrounded by a garland of palms) in the fly |
 | IDF Chief of Staff flag (at sea) | A dark blue field with the National Flag of Israel in the canton and the Armed forces emblem (erected sword on olive branch, on two horizontal wings, on one bent anchor, surrounded by a garland of palms) in the fly |
Army flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_Gray.svg) | 2022–present | Israeli Army (Zro'a ha-Yabasha) flag | 5 diagonal stripes, black/gray/white/gray/black, of proportions 2/1/5/1/2. In the center of the white stripe is a black-outlined white-bordered black disk, containing multi-faces crystal inside of target. Superimposed over them is an upright black-outlined white bayonet blade, partially enclosed on its right by an olive branch, also in black-outlined white. |
.svg) | ?–2021 | Old Israeli Army (Zro'a ha-Yabasha) flag | 5 diagonal stripes, orange-red/white/green/black/orange-red, of proportions 2/1/5/1/2. In the center of the red stripe is a white-bordered gold disk, containing 4 semicircles of green, orange, black and orange-red. Superimposed over them is an upright black-outlined white bayonet blade, partially enclosed on its right by 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 and green. | |
 | Israeli Intelligence Corps ('Aman') flag | Diagonally divided white and green. | |
 | Military Police Corps (Kheyl HaMishtara HaTzva'it) flag | Diagonally divided blue and red. | |
 | Logistics Corps flag | Diagonally divided blue and yellow. | |
 | Israeli Infantry Corps ('Khir') flag | Diagonally divided green and yellow. | |
 | Military Rabbinate (Kheyl HaRabanut HaTzva'it) flag | Diagonally divided grey and yellow. | |
 | Technology and Maintenance Corps (Kheyl HaTekhnologya VeHaAkhzaka) flag | Diagonally divided red and yellow. | |
 | Medical Corps (Kheyl HaRfu'a) flag | Diagonally divided red and white. | |
 | Education and Youth Corps (Kheyl HaKhinukh VeHaNo'ar) flag | Diagonally divided green and blue. | |
 | Adjutant Corps flag | Diagonally divided white and blue. | |
 | C4I Corps (Kheyl HaTikshuv) flag | ||
 | Israeli Artillery Corps (Kheyl HaTotkhanim) flag | Diagonally divided red and black. | |
 | Israeli Combat Engineering Corps (Kheyl HaHandasa HaKravit) flag | Diagonally divided orange and black. | |
 | 1992–? | Home Front Command (Pikud Ha-ʿOref) flag | Diagonally divided blue and orange. 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 and yellow. |
 | Givati Brigade flag | Diagonally divided white and purple. | |
 | Golani Brigade flag | Diagonally divided yellow and green. | |
 | Nahal Brigade flag | Diagonally divided white and green. | |
 | Kfir Brigade flag | Diagonally divided white and green. | |
 | Paratroopers Brigade flag | Diagonally divided white and red. | |
 | ?–1992 | Flag of the Israeli Civil Defense Corps until 1992 | Diagonally divided green and red. |
 | ?–2001 | Flag of the Israeli Women's Corps until 2001 | Diagonally divided brown and orange. |
Navy flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1948–present | Israeli Navy (Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli) Naval ensign | The flag is used by Israeli Navy, being a blue flag with white triangle at hoist and blue Magen David in it. Proportions are 2:3. |
| ?–present | Israeli Navy Jack flag | Israel State flag and National flag |
 | ?–present | Israeli Navy Pennant (commissioning) | |
 | ?–present | Israeli Navy Commander in Chief at Sea flag | |
 | ?–present | Israeli Navy Senior Officer pendant |
Air Force flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1991–present | Israeli Air Force (Zro'a HaAvir VeHakhalal) 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 and black. |
Police flags
| 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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2007–present | Knesset Guard flag | A white field with the Knesset Guard logo charged in the center |
 | 1958–2007 | Old flag of Knesset Guard |
Intelligence flags
| 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
| 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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Israel Fire and Rescue Services flag | |
 | ?–present | Flag of Israel Fire and Rescue Services Chief of Staff |
Municipal flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1949–present | Flag of Tel Aviv-Yafo | Based on the National flag. |
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1958–present | Flag of Ramat Gan | The flag has 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 7 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 parchment with the name of the city, "Ramat Gan". |
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Flag of Givatayim | ||
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1958–Present | Flag of Petah Tikvah | The flag consists of 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] |
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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. | |
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1951–present | Flag of Ashkelon | The flag consists of 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 charged light blue field representing the sea and sky of Ashkelon. the 5 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] |
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2023–present | Flag of Ashdod | The flag consists of 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. The flag was adopted in 2023 as part of the Ashdod flag competition to replace the old flag of Ashdod. 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 Kfar Kama | The 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 | ||
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Flag of the Har Hebron Regional Council | ||
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-2005 | Flag of Hof Azza | In use prior to the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip. |
Organization flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | ?–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 Pendant | ||
 | Magen David Adom flag | ||
 | Flag of Israel Antiquities Authority | ||
 | 1965–2004 | Flag of Customs services of Israel | dark blue field |
Historical flags
 | 1897–1898 | Flag of the First and Second Zionist Congress | |
 | 1919–1921 | First Judeans Regiment of Jewish Legion flag | |
 | 1924–1926 | House flag of American Palestine Line | |
 | 1933–1934 | MV "Emanuel" (Captain Arye "Lyova" Grevnov) ship's of "Hofiya Shipping Company" Hebrew flag | |
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1942–1944 | Flag of the Jewish Combat Organization | |
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1942–1944 | Flag of the Jewish Military Union | |
.svg) | 1948 | Ink Flag |
National flag proposals
Theodor Herzl's Proposal (1890s)
Ha'Degel Proposal 1 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 2 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 3 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 4 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 5 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 6 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 7 (1948)
Ha'Degel Proposal 8 (1948)
Contest Proposal 44 (1948)
Contest Proposal 57 (1948)
Contest Proposal 58 (1948)
Contest Proposal 61 (1948)
Otta Wallish's Proposal (1949)
Nissim Sabah's Proposal (1949)
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Lifeguard flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 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
 | ?–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
References
- ↑ "Petah Tikva (Israel)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ↑ "סמל העיר". עיריית אשקלון (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ↑ "About our emblem". Ashdod Municipality. 1 April 2025.
External links
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