IDF planning largest-ever drill to prepare Israel for war

[Turborama]

Source: Haaretz

The Home Front Command is preparing to hold the largest exercise ever in Israeli history, scheduled to take place in about two months, in hopes of priming the populace and raising awareness of the possibility of war breaking out.

Should there be a war, Israel would have insufficient emergency and rescue response units, according to a senior Home Front Command officer.

Speaking with Haaretz, Col. Hilik Sofer, who is in charge of the Department for Population at the Home Front Command, said that "in wartime there will be insufficient Magen David Adom, rescue and chemical and biological warfare units. Even if we call up the reserves of the Home Front Command, we will have to rely on the population itself. We need to train for a reality in which during war missiles can fall on any part of the country without warning," he said.

The Home Front Command is hoping to convince the population that in a future war the entire country can become a front without warning. The aim of the nationwide drill, Sofer said, "is to transform the population from a passive to an active one. We want the citizens to understand that war can happen tomorrow morning."

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. They're gonna tunnel their way to Iran!

Oh, wait ...