Israel begins its biggest civil defense drill to prepare for possibility of war…
Israel began the biggest civil defense drill in its history on Sunday, putting soldiers, emergency crews and civilians through rehearsals for the possibility of war at a time of rising tensions with Iran.
The five-day drill, code-named Turning Point III, will include simulated rocket and missile attacks on Israeli cities, including preparations for a nonconventional strike. Air-raid sirens are to sound across the country on Tuesday and for the first time, all Israeli civilians will be required to practice taking cover in shelters when the sirens go off.
Speaking at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the drill as “routine” and said it was not connected to any specific event or to any intelligence warning.
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I never gave Israel much thought until several years ago when they invaded the Palestinians . Then I read up on the conflicts and realised the Palestinians were right!Israel stole the Palestinians land with the help of the world!Why should the Jews get the state known as Israel?Because of the holocaust?Really? Having 17 million of your people killed gives the Jewish people a right to steal?Not! As a man who lives in Texas and who believes in a countries right to fight for what is theirs the Palestinian people have a right,a duty to take back the state known as Israel.