IDF exercise simulates complex battles in Lebanon

This past week, reservists of the IDF’s 646th Brigade carried out a drill simulating fighting in Lebanon, which the military says is part of the Northern Command’s efforts to increase readiness 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 members of the reserve paratroopers brigade also practiced extracting wounded troops under fire, and cooperation with the combat support headquarters.

The drill was the latest in a series carried out by the IDF for a potential war in Lebanon.

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