Green port: The thousands of soldiers who participated in the exercise in Cyprus held a special order in Haifa

The "Beyond the Horizon" exercise, which was held in Cyprus and was intended to simulate a war in the Lebanese sector, was carried out as part of the IDF's war month. "

Amir Bohbot

03/06/2022

Friday, 03 June 2022, 14:38 Updated: 15:00

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In the video: Summary of the IDF exercise "Fire Chariots" (IDF Spokesman)

Thousands of IDF soldiers returned today (Friday) from the "Beyond the Horizon" war exercise held in Cyprus and intended to simulate a war in the Lebanese sector.

Hundreds

of reservists also took part in the exercise.

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During the parade, the commanders expressed their appreciation to the forces for their work in the exercise, their determination, their professionalism and their ability to meet the various challenges during it.

"We finished a month's practice a little while ago, and the last of the fighters are back right now on the platform from Cyprus," Kochavi said.

"I would like to express my great appreciation to all the participants in the exercise. I saw you throughout the month - I saw professionalism, mission and excellent spirit. We started the interrogation and learning process yesterday, but two conclusions can already be drawn: one, there is a deep partnership between the arms and IDF units. And it is based on mutual trust and friendship.

This is power.

"" Second, "he continued," a phrase that the commanders repeated throughout the exercise was often the sense of capability that the exercise created.

The IDF is coming out of this month with high confidence in its capabilities and high confidence in its level of execution. After this month, the IDF is much more honed, much more coordinated, more modern and more prepared.

And if that was not enough, throughout the month we continued to thwart terrorism in Judea and Samaria and with special activity in all sectors. "Very much appreciated by all of you."

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IDF soldiers at a parade in the port of Haifa, today (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

The exercise lasted about a month.

In the first week, the forces practiced scenarios that emphasized the strengthening of multidimensional defense, while dealing with combat in multiple arenas and operational outlines, and also examined the forces' readiness to move from routine to emergency and to deal with erupting events.

The second week opened with the Chief of Staff's exam in a surprise format, to test the readiness of the naval arm. There were also exercises to strengthen and defend the home front, transfer logistics equipment in combat conditions, prepare for deployment of forces and effective air defense - while strengthening defense on the northern and southern borders.

During the week, innovative capabilities were presented in the face of cyber and spectrum threats, and the Air Force practiced attack and air defense training providers combined with diverse multi-scene scenarios.

The Southern Command practiced a scenario during which a secondary battle developed in the Gaza Strip, requiring the mobilization of reserves to carry out defense and attack missions, and the command headquarters practiced on the basis of the lessons of Operation Wall Guard and the latest operational plans for the battle in Gaza.

As part of the exercise, a hazardous substances incident warning was first attempted, during which a number of rescue scenarios were examined by the Rescue and Training Division.

IDF soldiers at a parade in the port of Haifa, today (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

In the third week, the Chief of Staff's examination took place in a surprise format, to examine the Home Front Command and the Air Force's readiness for explosive incidents, including maneuvering in parallel with firefighting forces and forces in the field to strengthen defense on the northern border.

" Throughout the week, the steel formation held an exercise in the northern outline, the exercise was intended to prepare the division's forces for ground maneuvering in the next campaign. Fast and accurate circuits, fire activation, intelligence and advanced maneuvering capabilities at the front.

The Central Command practiced operational scenarios and the fight against terrorism, while continuing its operational activities at all times as part of Operation Breakwater.

During the week, various scenarios were practiced in the naval arm and a multi-arena logistical network was deployed in order to support the forces and give them the opportunity for continuous combat.

The Intelligence Division first practiced the Intelligence Center for Defense and Maneuvering.

Organizing for this included representation from all intelligence units and its role was to make quality and relevant intelligence accessible to the maneuvering fighter at the operational end.

IDF soldiers at a parade in the port of Haifa, today (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

IDF soldiers at a parade in the port of Haifa, today (Photo: IDF Spokesman)

The Technology and Logistics Division has practiced the deployment of a multi-arena logistics network in order to support the forces and give them the opportunity for continuous combat.

In addition, the "Axis Axis" program was practiced for the first time, for concentrating the SDK on alternate axes, practicing dealing with axis disturbances and rescue and construction operations.

In the past week, a 'beyond the horizon' exercise was carried out in Cyprus, a first and unique exercise of its kind, in which regular and reserve forces participated in the fire alongside squadrons from the Air Force, additional special forces of the Navy and Land Arm and forces from the Intelligence and ICT Division. Cyprus. To intensify cooperation between the armies, Cypriot forces were trained at the Tze'el Tactical Training Center together with the ground arm forces.

As part of the exercise, the Depth Command commanded in a distributed effort operations to hit headquarters in the depths of enemy territory, in varying terrain routes.

This is in collaboration with the fire-fighting forces alongside air, sea and special forces.

Throughout the exercise, many senior officials visited, including Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister Bnei Gantz and members of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.

Members of the Defense Cabinet held an in-depth discussion at the IDF High Command ("The Pit

" at the General Staff), where they discussed operational issues and carried out operational plan approvals and updates.

General, as part of improving and practicing the operational system and its readiness for war.

The IDF stated that "Throughout the process of planning the exercise and carrying it out, an interrogation and learning process was conducted with the aim of improving the IDF's readiness and improving performance during the exercise. Senior commanders at the level of the Brigadier General and the General, regularly and in reserve from a variety of arms to examine the operational processes in the IDF.

At the end of the exercise, there are extensive shows to explore and learn from the various scenarios in all the units that took part in it.

The conclusions and lessons will be summarized and applied at the end of the interrogation process. "

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