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Sunday, August 10, 2025
Snap IDF drill simulating multifront attack highlighted issues with deployment along Jordanian border
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A snap Israeli military drill today simulated a multifront attack on Israel, with an emphasis on a ground invasion from the Jordanian border.
The exercise began at 5:30 a.m., after IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir ordered a surprise inspection of the military’s top headquarters to test their readiness.
The military says the inspection, led by IDF Comptroller Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Sarig, examined the headquarters’ “emergency order of battle, and the ability to handle a sudden, large-scale, complex, multifront event,” as part of the “implementation of lessons learned from the events of October 7.”
According to military officials, the scenario involved a simultaneous ground invasion from the Jordanian border at three points; a explosive drone attack on the Ramon Airport in southern Israel; two shooting attacks in the West Bank, with one of the cells reaching Israel’s Route 6 highway; rocket fire on the north; a drone attack from Yemen on an offshore gas field; and missile fire from Iran.
The entire drill lasted five hours, with Zamir touring the headquarters of the Operations Directorate, Israeli Air Force, and Israeli Navy, alongside Sarig and his representatives from the IDF Comptroller Unit.
Officers involved in the drill say that one of the main issues that emerged was the rate at which troops and the air force were deployed to defend the Jordanian border.
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