IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir this morning launched a snap drill aimed at testing the military’s readiness for various scenarios, starting with sudden events on the northern border.
The IDF says the drill will last several days, and it will “assess and improve the IDF’s readiness for a range of scenarios.”
The drill opened with an inspection of the 210th “Bashan” Regional Division — responsible for the border with Syria in the Golan Heights and the Mount Dov area on the border with Lebanon — to examine their readiness for a sudden event, the military says.
The military says situation assessments and decision-making processes will be checked at all levels, along with the activation of troops and the management of forces on the battlefield.
The IDF warns that there may be sounds of explosions and an increased presence of military forces and aircraft in the Golan Heights during the drill.
The exercise was pre-planned, according to the IDF.
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