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From the Liveblog of Sunday, March 1, 2015

IDF mobilizes 13,000 troops in surprise drill

1 March 2015, 5:44 pm

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The IDF’s Central Command will mobilize 13,000 soldiers in a surprise exercise by the new chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot, the army says in a statement.

Of the 13,000 troops summoned, only 3,000 will have to show up for active duty, the statement says.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , right, and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, left, seen with incoming IDF chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot at a ceremony in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2015. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, left, seen with incoming IDF chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot at a ceremony in Jerusalem, on February 16, 2015. (Photo credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

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