IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the military is in a “tense and volatile period across all sectors,” ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday season.
The remarks were made by Zamir during an assessment with the military’s top brass amid a snap drill that was launched this morning.
“We are in a tense and volatile period across all sectors, and are preparing for the upcoming holiday period. We continue to draw lessons, and as I have defined it, the baseline posture of the entire IDF is readiness for a surprise attack,” he says, according to remarks published by the army.
The drill launched by Zamir early this morning is aimed at testing the functioning of the military’s top-level headquarters during a “sudden multifront scenario.”
“The exercise constitutes a significant part of the IDF’s preparations for the upcoming holiday period,” Zamir says during the assessment.
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