IDF to hold five-day military drill along border with Lebanon

By Emanuel Fabian

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19 October 2025, 8:15 am Edit

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

IDF troops carry out a drill on the Lebanon border, March 26, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says it is launching a pre-planned, five-day, large-scale military drill along the border with Lebanon and in Israeli communities in the area.

The exercise, which begins this evening and will end on Thursday, will simulate “various scenarios, including defending the area and response to immediate threats,” the IDF says.

The army warns that explosions may be heard, there will be troops acting as an opposing force, and there will be an increased movement of drones, aircraft, Navy vessels and troops in the Galilee.