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IDF Drills for War with Hizbullah
(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - The Israel Defense Forces last week conducted a 5-day exercise simulating war against Hizbullah. "The exercise trained the troops for combat involving multiple branches of the military in an urban battlefield, against an enemy that disappears, who is dug into underground [infrastructure] and is equipped with advanced weaponry," the army said. In addition to offensive maneuvers, the military also simulated "large-scale rocket fire" that air defense units "would have to spot and intercept." Israeli and Western intelligence officials last week warned that Hizbullah, acting on behalf of Iran, might seek to attack Israel as part of Iran's struggle with U.S. economic sanctions.