The IDF today (Thursday) concludes the third week of the large exercise "Fire Chariots", during which the army practices war for a month
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At the same time, according to the scenario, there are many casualties in Lebanon, including Hezbollah members and civilians killed.
The IDF practices that every day about 1,500 rockets are fired at Israel from Lebanon alone, and at the same time there are shots fired from the Gaza Strip, as well as threats from Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria and more.
IDF forces in the "Chariots of Fire" exercise, simulating a war in the north, credit: IDF Spokesman
As part of the exercise, the IDF is today completing a large division exercise in which the Umm al-Fahm Wadi Ara area is "occupied," simulating the southern Lebanon region and the Shiite-controlled Shiite villages and towns. As part of the 162nd Armored Division exercise, For a significant maneuver in which the Nahal and Givati infantry brigades, the 5th brigade of the Nahal and Givati reservists, as well as the 401st Armored Brigade and the 215th Fire Brigade participated.
As part of the exercise, the division operated in the center of the country while maneuvering in mountainous routes and operating in a built-up area that simulates the villages of southern Lebanon, while maneuvering tens of kilometers.
According to the exercise, a fire was inflicted on Hezbollah complexes, and later the division entered Umm al-Fahm and "occupied" it.
Division 162 is experimenting with an exercise in destroying Hezbollah short-range launch sites.
"Chariots of Fire" exercise, Photo: IDF Spokesman
"Chariots of Fire" exercise, Photo: IDF Spokesman
The IDF estimates that Hezbollah's fire plan for war is based on Soviet fire plans: multiple fire and the introduction of commando forces, Radwan forces, Hezbollah's 'patrol', which will try to infiltrate border communities like Metula and Misgav Am.
The IDF sees an opportunity to severely damage Hezbollah's combat force through the IDF's ground forces.
The military makes it clear that there is no other way to harm Radwan's forces than through ground entry.
Therefore, even the political echelon and the heads of the IDF, who are known to object to the use of ground forces due to the fear of losing, will not be able to not make the decision to use the ground forces.
In the "Chariots of Fire" exercise, the forces practice the ZID (Digital Land Army, L.S.) 750 system, which allows real-time intelligence to be transmitted to forces in the field in a concept known as combat (intelligence-directed combat, L.S.), with each brigade commander maneuvering. There will be all the IDF's intelligence capabilities, especially 8200. This week, the IDF is also practicing a plan to evacuate the Lebanese population from the south of the country to the north, as well as operating a military base, a front operations base that will treat the wounded and be within enemy territory.
"Chariots of Fire" exercise, Photo: IDF Spokesman
Among other things, the maneuvering forces receive intelligence, which is produced in a process called STT: SPEECH TO TEXT (speech to text, LS). Of 8200 to translate it.
In the big exercise, the IDF also practices logistics, headed by the arrival of tanks and APCs at the front, through carriers and through specially paved roads.
"Chariots of Fire" exercise, Photo: IDF Spokesman
The military boasts that while the number of IDF targets on Hezbollah in Lebanon on the eve of the Second Lebanon War in the summer of 2006 was only 287, today the military has many thousands of targets, which are produced by the Directorate of Intelligence using algorithms and artificial intelligence.
Meanwhile, the IDF has set up teams for learning from the war in Ukraine, and among other things, a team has been set up that includes members of the IDF Spokesman, Brigadier General Ran (Renko) Kochav and Dr. Liraz Margalit, who deals with shaping consciousness in the digital age.
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