Troops wrap up two-week drill simulating war in Lebanon

Troops of the Kiryati Reserve Armored Brigade and 226th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade have wrapped up a two-week drill simulating fighting in Lebanon, the military says.

The IDF says the drill simulated a combat scenario involving moving in complex terrain and advancing along a “mountainous route.”

The troops also practiced logistical support and communications in enemy territory, extracting wounded troops, and the operations of the brigades’ headquarters.

The exercise comes amid daily attacks by the Hezbollah terror group on northern Israel amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Israel has warned it can no longer tolerate Hezbollah’s presence along its border following the October 7 atrocities, and has warned that should a diplomatic solution not be reached, it will turn to military action to push Hezbollah northward.