IDF, Air Force conduct overnight airborne drills amid West Bank counterterrorism operations

Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel

IDF troops simulate an aerial evacuation of wounded soldiers near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, in images cleared for publication on March 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops simulate an aerial evacuation of wounded soldiers near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, in images cleared for publication on March 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

As the IDF continues its counterterrorism operations in the northern West Bank, Central Command forces conducted airborne drills overnight in coordination with the Israeli Air Force, the IDF says.

The drill focused on improving operational readiness, coordination, and synchronization between ground and air units, and the IDF says exercises included emergency evacuations, rapid deployment to combat zones, and precise air support to ground forces.

The IDF statement adds that the military simulated an aerial evacuation of wounded soldiers near the West Bank city of Tulkarem.

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