Tzur noted that a red team, or adversarial unit, from his training base operated as enemy infiltrators, equipped with weaponry and combat gear that simulated the capabilities IDF forces were likely to meet in battle, including Kornet anti-tank missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and 120mm rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anti-tunnel capabilities were also put to the test during the drill: subterranean technologies, tactics and procedures that are exercised regularly at his base and others around the country. \u201cToday, our units are more trained than ever for this threat. Today, we understand that if the enemy doesn’t come out to fight us face-to-face, we will meet him in the tunnels and defeat him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Tzur, light reserve and active-duty infantry forces honed skills needed to defend civilian \u201cpoints of vulnerability\u201d while another front-line combat brigade operated to cleanse the area of enemy infiltrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom the moment the drill started, we began to deal with the civilian population along the border. As an army, its much easier to operate in empty areas,\u201d Tzur said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe challenge we gave these units was to understand and distinguish defensive missions from different events that could occur, which would require different combat skills. … In this case, another brigade was brought in to deal with such events,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In parallel, offensive IDF air power, sea power and large ground-maneuvering forces were trained in joint operations, using the most advanced C4I (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence) capabilities and cyber-proof command and control networks to manage the battle, minimize civilian casualties and reduce the risk of friendly fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the entire two-week drill, the scenario posited that the Israeli homefront would continue to be pounded by rockets and missiles \u2015 a scenario that demanded full operational activity of Israel\u2019s air-defense force and the IDF Home Front Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe know our enemy. He\u2019ll take advantage of launching against us up until the last day and the last minute of the war in order to serve his narrative,\u201d Tzur said. \u201cBut we\u2018re not excited about this. We will create our own narrative by facts on the ground. Next time around, we expect our victory picture to be very clear to all.\u201d Maj. Gen. Yoel Strik, commander of IDF\u2019s Northern Command, released a summary statement on Thursday that highlighted improved readiness and performance. \u201cOver the past two weeks, the Northern Command trained, including its various units, both to defend and attack in the northern front. We improved our readiness for future challenges, by using the concept of joint cooperation, as well as by enhancing our capabilities in intelligence, fire and maneuver.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Israeli military wrapped up its largest drill in nearly two decades, with more than 25,000 active-duty and reserve forces taking part in an “extreme scenario” for war beyond its northern border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":51776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":26,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[160,11,47,36,26,164],"tags":[],"coauthors":[2818],"class_list":["post-23772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-global","category-mideast-africa","category-newsletters","category-training-sim","category-training-simulation-report"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"YABWVLGQWFDHPL7LG33DYH5OOQ","arc_canonical_url":"\/training-sim\/2017\/09\/14\/israel-concludes-massive-drill-for-war-in-north\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.jpg_debdc0.jpg\")
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