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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
IDF wraps up major drill in northern Israel amid daily Hezbollah attacks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it has wrapped up a large-scale drill in northern Israel, involving the 146th Reserve Division, Navy and Air Force, as well as police and rescue services.
The 146th Division, the IDF’s largest reserve division, has been operating in the Western Galilee since the beginning of the war, the military says.
According to the IDF, the drill simulated several scenarios, including defending the region, evacuating wounded under fire, and different attacks.
The IDF says the drill is aimed at “increasing readiness and strengthening cooperation between the forces.”
“The IDF continues to train vigorously in order to maintain full readiness for all threats and attempts by the enemy to harm the citizens of Israel or its territory,” the military adds.
The drill comes amid daily attacks by the Hezbollah terror group on northern Israel.
Israel has warned it can no longer tolerate Hezbollah’s presence along its border following the October 7 Hamas assault and said that should a diplomatic solution not be reached, it will turn to military action to push Hezbollah northward.
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