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Monday, May 27, 2024
IDF carried out drill simulating Lebanon ground offensive earlier this month
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF’s 146th Division and 205th Reserve Armored Brigade carried out a drill in recent weeks simulating a ground offensive in Lebanon, the military says.
“The exercise simulated combat scenarios in the northern arena, the rapid deployment of forces on the ground, the functioning of the division and brigade headquarters and the readiness of the forces for an attack,” the IDF says.
The drill comes amid daily rocket, missile and drone attacks from Lebanon by Hezbollah-led forces against border communities and Israeli forces. Israel has threatened to go to war against Hezbollah to restore security to the north of Israel, where tens of thousands of civilians are currently displaced.
