The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted special military training in the country’s north in preparation for combat with the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror force, which has been bombarding Israel since early October.
Israel started by responding to each Hezbollah fire, but in recent weeks it has stepped up its response, attacking Hezbollah bases further from the Lebanese border and targeting Iranian generals in Damascus, Syria. .
The IDF said in a statement:
As part of increased readiness on the northern border, the 146th Division yesterday (Monday) completed a comprehensive defense exercise in cooperation with the Israeli Police and Search and Rescue, as well as the Israeli Navy and Israeli Air Force.
The 146th Division is the largest reserve division of the Israel Defense Forces and has been active in the Western Galilee region since the beginning of the war.
The division’s command and maritime control units developed numerous scenarios, including terrain defense, casualty evacuation under fire, and various breakthrough and attack scenarios, to increase readiness and strengthen cooperation between units. received training in preparation for
As part of the training, the Haifa Arena joint security authorities trained in the management of various threats and operational scenarios that may be encountered in the Northern Maritime Arena.
The exercise was conducted in cooperation with Haifa Naval Base, Helicopter Squadron, Israeli Air Force Cooperation Force, and various forces in the region, including heads of integrated security authorities and members of civilian rapid response teams from various communities in the region. Ta. North, Israeli police and rescue forces, armored and engineer units, and a brigade of the 146th Division.
The IDF continues intensive training to maintain full readiness for all threat scenarios and enemy attempts to harm Israeli civilians and territory.
Hezbollah is violating UN Security Council Resolution 1707, which ended the Second Lebanon War in 2006 and called for the withdrawal of troops from south Lebanon north of the Litani River. Despite the risk of war with Israel spreading across the country, the United Nations monitoring force in the region has not enforced the resolution, and the Lebanese regular army has shown no intention or ability to do so.
Separately, Israel successfully deployed its ship-based Iron Dome missile defense system, shooting down a drone that approached Israel’s Red Sea port city of Eilat. Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthi militias and Iraqi militias have flown drones and fired missiles into Eilat.
Asked about concerns about arms supplies if Israel has to fight on two fronts, especially as the United States hints at supply constraints, Israeli government spokesman David Mensah on Tuesday quoted Winston Churchill. He said the following: work. He added, “Our victory is your victory.”
Mensah also commented on Iran, which is behind the various terrorist groups that attack Israel (Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis): “Iran is an enemy of Israel. But, of course, they are an enemy of the United States and the entire free world. And when I say Iran, I don’t mean the Iranian people, I mean the Iranian regime. ”
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