. "The Israeli Southern Command (Hebrew: \u05E4\u05D9\u05E7\u05D5\u05D3 \u05D3\u05E8\u05D5\u05DD\u200E, transliterated: Pikud Darom), often abbreviated to Padam (\u05E4\u05D3\"\u05DE) is a regional command of the Israel Defense Forces. It is responsible for the Negev, the Arava, and Eilat. It is currently headed by Aluf Sami Turgeman."@en . .