a) all IDF personnel on active duty during at least 4 months between 1 February 1948 and 10 March 1949.
b) all IDF personnel who were killed during the War of Independence. In this case the ribbon is presented to the family of the soldier.
c) others who took part in fights of the War of Independence. Eligibility to the ribbon will be determined for every case.
d) those who were confined to a border settlement for a continuous period of 120 days between the dates as specified in a).
e) officials dealing with immigration and arms procurement between the dates as specified in a).
In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or replacement of lost or worn ribbon.
Presentation of the ribbon began in 1951. In 1955 the ribbon was also awarded to any town, village or settlement that during the period between 1 February 1948 and 10 March 1949 was subject to enemy ground attacks or was cut off for at least a month. In this case the ribbon was connected to a standard.
Click here for the list of towns and villages entitled to the ribbon. Some villages and institutes received the ribbon after a delay. See also Clasps on this ribbon.
Look here for the various award documents and ribbon versions. There was a never realized proposal to add a medal to this ribbon.
a) all IDF personnel on continuous active duty during at least 72 hours between 26 October 1956 and 6 November 1956.
b) all IDF personnel who were killed during the Sinai Campaign
c) commanders of the civil defense, serving as in a)
d) civilians serving at IDF and civilians volunteering as drivers of mobilized vehicles, serving as in a) In 1958 the minister of Defense decided to extend the eligibility to personnel of police, security forces and military industry. In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or replacement of lost or worn ribbon.
Presentation of the ribbon began in 1957. Look here for samples of award certificates, pictures of soldiers wearing this ribbon and ribbon versions.
a) all IDF personnel on active duty during at least 24 hours between 5 June 1967 and 11 June 1967.
b) all IDF personnel who were killed or wounded during this war or were killed between 18 May 1967 and 5 June 1967.
c) adult civilians serving at IDF between 1 April 1967 and 11 June 1967.
d) civilians volunteering as drivers of mobilized vehicles, as well as reserve soldiers who volunteered to serve in an active IDF unit.
e) civilian security personnel, including the armament industry, officials dealing with state of emergency arrangements and others who took part in the activities, as decided by the government, who worked continuously from 15 May 1967 till 12 June 1967.
In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or replacement of lost or worn ribbon.
Presentation of the ribbon began in 1967. See pictures of the ceremony. Look here for samples of award certificates and versions of the ribbon.
a) IDF personnel on active duty during at least 30 continuous days between June 11, 1967 and August 8, 1970.
b) IDF reserve soldiers who served a total of at least 30 days within the period as in a).
c) soldiers who were killed, wounded, or missing in action during this war. d) civilians, who provided direct assistance to the battlefront or home front units during at least 30 continuous days in the period as in a), specifically:
- civilian personnel (not including volunteering minors) of IDF and the Ministry of Defense
- Israel Military Industries (IMI), the Armament Development Authority (Rafael) and Israel Aircraft Industry
- personnel of the General Security Service and Mossad
- the army department store Shekem and employees and volunteers of the Committee for the Benefit of the Soldier
- employees dealing with state of emergency arrangements
- drivers of transport companies, drivers who were drafted to the army together with their trucks or who voluntarily did so.
- exempts from military service and who volunteered for active service.
d) others not belonging to the above groups and who provided direct assistance to the battle front units, during at least 30 continuous days as in a), after presenting relevant documents and approval of the Ministry of Defense.
In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or a replacement of the lost or worn ribbon. Presentation of the ribbon began on May 7, 2003 According to IDF publications, the number of active IDF personnel entitled to this ribbon is 93, including 8 generals. The number of soldiers who are no longer on active duty and are entitled to this ribbon is 2562.
Look here for the award document and versions of the ribbon.
a) all IDF personnel on active duty during at least 3 continuous days between 6 October 1973 and 24 October 1973.
b) all IDF personnel who served between the above dates, but less than 3 days, if this service was ended because of illness, injury or death as a result of this service or who were missed in action and have not been recovered since.
c) soldiers who, after 24 October 1973 and before the day of signature on the agreement of separation of forces (at the northern front 18 January 1974, at the southern front 31 May 1974) were injured, got ill, their illness deteriorated, were killed or missed in action during and as a result of service.
d) civilian security personnel, including the armament industry, officials dealing with state of emergency arrangements and employees of state companies who took part in the activities, as required by law, who served at least 18 continuous days during the period defined as in a).
e) civilians, who provided direct assistance to the front units during at least 18 continuous days in the period defined as in a).
f) civilians as described in d) and e) in case where his or her work was interrupted by injury or death during and as a result of service in the period defined as in a) or after 24 October 1973 and before the day of signature on the agreement of separation of forces (at the northern front 18 January 1974, at the southern front 31 May 1974), even if no 18 continuous days of work or service were fulfilled.
In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or replacement of lost or worn ribbon.
Presentation of the ribbon began in 1974. Look here for the award document and versions of the ribbon.
a) all IDF personnel on active duty during at least 3 continuous days between 5 June 1982 and 29 September 1982.
b) any IDF soldier who served between the above dates, less than 3 days, but was missed in action and has not been recovered since, who was killed, taken prisoner of war, was injured, got ill or his illness deteriorated, during and as a result of his service.
c) soldiers who were killed in combat, was missed in action, taken prisoner in Lebanon after 29 September 1982 and as long as IDF forces are deployed in this area.
d) personnel serving in Lebanon after 29 September 1982 and the Chief of Staff or head of Personnel department or their representatives decide that there exist special grounds for awarding the ribbon.
e) civilian security personnel, including the armament industry, officials dealing with state of emergency arrangements, Magen David Adom first aid workers and employees of state companies who took part in the activities, as required by law, who served at least 21 continuous days during the period defined as in a).
f) civilians, who provided direct assistance to the front units during at least 21 continuous days in the period defined as in a).
g) civilians as described in d) and e) in case where his or her work was interrupted by injury or death during and as a result of service, even if no 21 continuous days of work or service were fulfilled.
In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or replacement of lost or worn ribbon. Presentation of the ribbon began in 1983. Look here for the award document.
(a) The head of the Personnel Directorate may determine that a military unit is a qualifying military unit in a certain year out of the entire determining period (hereinafter - the qualifying year), if it is one of the following:
(1) A military unit that operated during the determining period in the Lebanese sector or directly assisted the fighting in the Lebanese sector, for a total period of at least 30 days in the same year;
(2) A special military unit as defined in the army orders, which operated during the specified period in the Lebanese sector, at least once in the same year.
(b) The head of the Personnel Directorate may determine with regard to a certain qualifying military unit holders of positions or professions for which only the unit will be considered a qualifying military unit, if he finds that with regard to those holders of positions or professions the aforementioned in sub-regulation (a)(1) or (2) has been fulfilled, as applicable.
The soldiers eligible to receive the ribbon: A soldier entitled to receive the Campaign ribbon for service in the Security Zone in Lebanon is a soldier who, during the specified period, served regular service or reserve service, who is one of the following:
1) Proper regular service in a qualifying military unit for at least thirty consecutive days during a qualifying year of that unit;
(2) active reserve service in a military unit qualifies for a period of at least thirty days cumulatively, during years of eligibility for that unit;
(3) Regular service or reserve service for a period shorter than thirty days as stated in paragraphs (1) and (2), however - (a) was absent during his service and since then his traces have not been known; (b) fell, was captured or injured during his service; (c) was wounded or fell ill in a qualifying year during his service in a qualifying military unit and as a result of his service or his injury or illness was aggravated in a qualifying year during his service in a qualifying military unit and as a result of his service;
(4) Regular service or reserve service during the determining period, and the head of the Personnel Directorate or the person authorized to do so ordered that he is entitled to the Campaign ribbon for service in the Security Zone, after the recommendations of the advisory committee were brought before him, and after he was convinced that he had made a direct and significant contribution to the fighting in the Lebanese sector or that there had been special circumstances regarding him that justify the awarding of the ribbon.
South Lebanon Army (SLA) personnel entitled to receive the campaign ribbon: A SLA member entitled to receive the campaign badge in the security zone in Lebanon is one who, during the specified period, served in the SLA.
In case the eligible person deceased the campaign ribbon will be given to the closest survivor, as defined in section 6(b) of the law. The presentation of the ribbon began in 2021. Look here for the award document. Look here for the letter from the Chief of Staff that was sent together with the ribbon
a) every soldier who was on active duty during at least 3 continuous days, between 12 July and 14 August 2006, as well as to citizens as specified hereafter.
b) any IDF soldier who served between the above dates, for less than 3 days, but was missing in action and has not been recovered since, who was killed, taken prisoner of war, was injured, got ill, or his illness deteriorated, during and as a result of his service.
c) civilian security personnel like the police and prison service who served or worked voluntarily for at least 3 continuous days during the period defined as in a)
d) civilians, who provided assistance during at least 8 continuous days to the front units or the civilian population, in one of the following bodies:
- government offices except for the Ministry of Defense
- state companies and daughter companies
- fire brigades
- Magen David Adom first aid association
- local authorities and companies controlled by local authorities
- Chesed shel Emet - body recovery association
- Hospitals - Security officers in specified places
- Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers (Aguda lema'an haHail)
- other legal bodies
- national organizations like the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency for Israel, the Jewish National Fund and their affiliated organizations.
In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or a replacement of the lost or worn ribbon. >Presentation of the ribbon began on September 2, when the ribbon was awarded to those who also earned a decoration for acts during this war. This ribbon is made in enamel version only! Look here for pictures of the presentation of the ribbon and pictures of soldiers wearing the ribbon. During this war firefighters were very active in northern Israel. Look here for the award document. Look here for the cloth version of the Second Lebanon War Ribbon
a) IDF personnel on active duty during at least 5 continuous days between 7 July and 26 August 2014
b) IDF reserve soldiers who served a total of at least 5 days within the period as in a).
c) Members of the Shin Bet, Mossad, Israel Police, and Israel Prisons Service.
d) Members of the Gaza border communities and kibbutz security officers,
e) Magen David Adom paramedics, firefighters and civilians working for the IDF on behalf of the government in the West Bank and Gaza Strip will also be eligible for campaign ribbons pending a vote in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
f) The other organizations whose activities were related to the operation will receive commendations as a group, which also requires the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee's approval.
In case the eligible person died, a member of his family (widow, widower, parent, brother, sister, child) may request to receive the ribbon or a replacement of the lost or worn ribbon.
The ribbon was handed at out for the first time during the IDF's medals ceremony at February 6th, 2015. Look here for more pictures of the ribbon and for the award document. Here is a movie with Hebrew explanation about the design of the ribbon.
