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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Central region army drill set for Wednesday
The army says the Home Front Command will hold a training exercise in a number of cities in central Israel on Wednesday.
Heavy troop movement can be expected in the cities and towns of Holon, Modiin, Givat Shmuel, Nes Tziona and Beit Dagan, according to an army statement. The drill will take place in the “early hours” of Wednesday morning.
The Army Spokesman’s office stresses that the exercise had been planned in advance and was not connected to recent events.