Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

IDF to hold drill near Lebanon border

By Emanuel Fabian 15 June 2022, 7:46 pm Edit

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

IDF soldier Samuel Boujenah, center, gestures as he explains the Israel-Lebanon conflict to foreign journalists in the military base of Har Dov on Mount Hermon, a strategic and fortified outpost at the crossroads between Israel, Lebanon and Syria, on October 30, 2019. (JALAA MAREY/AFP)

IDF soldier Samuel Boujenah, center, gestures as he explains the Israel-Lebanon conflict to foreign journalists in the military base of Har Dov on Mount Hermon, a strategic and fortified outpost at the crossroads between Israel, Lebanon and Syria, on October 30, 2019. (JALAA MAREY/AFP)

The Israel Defense Forces will conduct a military drill in the Galilee Panhandle tomorrow morning, which will include artillery fire toward the Mount Dov area on the border with Lebanon.

The military says the exercise — which is pre-planned — will end in the afternoon hours.

Explosions are expected to be heard in nearby towns, the military says.

Mount Dov, also known as the Sheba Farms, is a contested area claimed by Israel, Lebanon and Syria.