IDF drills Lebanon fighting, including maneuvering in mountains, extracting wounded troops under fire

Last week, troops of the IDF’s Kfir Brigade carried out a drill simulating fighting in Lebanon, which the military says is part of its efforts to increase readiness for war amid heightened tensions on the northern border.

The drill included movement in complex terrain, advancing along a “mountainous route,” and using firepower in various scenarios, the IDF says.

The IDF says troops of the infantry brigade also practiced extracting wounded troops under fire, and camouflage.

The drill was the latest in a series carried out by the IDF for a potential war in Lebanon, but the first by a standing army brigade. All the previous drills were conducted by reserve units.

The Kfir Brigade has operated amid the war in the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank, and on the northern border.

Israel has warned it can no longer tolerate Hezbollah’s presence along its border following Hamas’s October 7 atrocities and has warned that should a diplomatic solution not be reached, it will turn to military action to push Hezbollah northward.