The Israeli enemy raised on Monday the alert level of its air-defense system in the north, and launched a surprise drill near the Lebanon border, a day after the assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Haitham Al-Tabtabai.
“The army has decided to raise the alert level of the air-defense system in the north,” Israeli Army Radio said.
Meanwhile, The Times of Israel quoted military sources as saying that the Israeli Air Force has bolstered air defenses in the north for possible rocket fire by Hezbollah from Lebanon, and has also raised its level of alert.
The Israeli media outlet added that the Israeli Home Front Command, meanwhile, “has not issued any changes to its guidelines” for Israeli settlers.
For its part, the public broadcaster KAN reported that security assessments “do not expect an exchange of strikes with Hezbollah.”
However, it added: “Israel is nevertheless preparing for various possible reactions, such as attacks on Israeli targets abroad or strikes from other fronts like Yemen.”
Surprise Drill
Meanwhile on Monday, the occupation army announced launching a surprise drill near the Lebanon border, the Jerusalem Post reported.
“The General Staff drill ‘Shield and Might’ began today, Monday, in the early morning hours and will continue over the next two days. The purpose of the drill is to examine and improve the IDF’s readiness for a variety of scenarios while training the headquarters,” the Israeli military spokesperson’s office said, referring to the Israeli occupation forces.
“Under the instruction of the IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, the drill opened with the activation of a chief of staff test in a surprise format to examine the readiness of Division 210 for a sudden erupting incident,” the spokesperson said, according to JPost.
Earlier on Sunday, the Israeli enemy launched a strike on Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahiyeh, killing senior Hezbollah commander Haitham Al-Tabtabai and four other Hezbollah members.
Source: Israeli media (edited by Al-Manar English Website)
