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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.796005
Video: Israeli Commandos Drill in Cyprus
(Ha'aretz) Gili Cohen - 400 soldiers from the Israeli army's Egoz commando unit conducted training exercises in Cyprus this week in cooperation with the Cypriot army. The soldiers rehearsed military operations in abandoned villages and military bases and conducted combat training at sites that simulated tunnels. An Egoz reserve company, as well as dozens of soldiers from a Cypriot commando unit, played the role of the "enemy forces" in the exercise. Ten Blackhawk helicopters took part in the exercises, along with 200 members of the Israel Air Force. Members of the Yahalom army engineering unit and dogs from the Oketz canine unit were flown in. The mountains and hills in the area are similar to the Mount Lebanon range in Lebanon.