Tensions have been high in the north of the country in recent days, following the downing of a Hezbollah skimmer this week.
The tension even led today (Thursday) to a mistake in the identification in which interceptors were launched at an Israeli UAV.
In the background of the recent events, an exercise of a battalion combat team took place last Monday, which included an armored force, infantry, observation and engineering, near Ramot Naftali, a short distance from the Lebanese border. These days in the 769th Brigade sector, these are some of the exercises of the "Chariots of Fire" war month.
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
"This is a training that is done relatively rarely, which included a practice of crossing a fence into Lebanese territory and an offensive occupation of enemy territory. It is an exercise designed to develop our skills in both defense and attack, and serves operational employment. We want to know the terrain on foot, on wheels. And in larvae. "
The fighters jumped to the exercise from the sector in which they are located, and set out to occupy an area similar to the one they would encounter if they entered Lebanon.
It should be noted that the IDF often "copies" territory even on non-similar routes, such as an exercise against Hezbollah at Tze'elim base, but Lt. Col. Kornfeld admits that the fact that the territory is similar to Lebanon and is close to the border is a force multiplier.
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
"We performed the exercise in the closest way to reality - to practice in the area near Lebanon the conditions in the country. There is nothing better than preparing ourselves for the state of truth, and we do everything to be prepared. Obviously you can practice in the Golan Heights or elsewhere, but here the area is the same. And we are practicing the operational mission. "
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
The Forces in the Exercise, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny
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