RAMALLAH, West Bank, 20 March 2007 — Following its failures in the second war on Lebanon and preparation for future attacks, Israeli Home Front Command will conduct large-scale emergency exercises today and tomorrow in an effort to sharpen response procedures in the event of “an unconventional or conventional terror attack.”
The war games of security forces will be the largest of their kind ever conducted in Israel, and they are intended to implement lessons learned from last summer’s war in Lebanon. Accordingly, they are expected to include simulated missile attacks in various locations throughout the country.
A siren signaling the beginning of the training will sound at 2 p.m. for one and a half minutes in the Center and the South of the Israel.
