IDF completes drill simulation of war along northern border

By Emanuel Fabian

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2 June 2024, 5:18 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (center) attends a war drill at the Northern Command, in a handout image published June 2, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says it completed a war simulation exercise over the past week, as part of preparations for an escalation in northern Israel amid daily attacks by Hezbollah from Lebanon.

The drill, carried out by the Northern Command and other General Staff directorates and wings, included “many scenarios that simulate the expansion of the war in the northern arena, and multi-front war scenarios,” the military says.

The IDF also says that as part of the drill, the 36th Division simulated “combat scenarios in the northern arena.”

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited the Northern Command’s underground command center, the Israeli Air Force’s command center, and other war rooms amid the drill, the military adds.