’Israel’: If Lebanon War Scenario Becomes Reality, Soldiers Will Cross Border

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The "Israeli" army held a series of intensive drills around the entity in the past week, part of a directive issued by recently appointed Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, who placed war training back at the top of the military's priorities.

Amidst Zionist entity fears of any response from Hizbullah if it violated the Lebanese sovereignty, the entity held military drills in the region.

One of the exercises took place in the Jordan Valley, where the Artillery Corps 282 Support Unit spent five days.

According to a Zionist senior Artillery Corps officer, the unit can deploy cannons to strike ground targets, precision- guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, and the Spike [Tamuz] electro-optical fire and- forget missile.

Furthermore, the source added that all of this activity simulated a full-scale war in southern Lebanon.

The "Israeli" official continued, that they "want to create the most realistic simulation, so this had to involve live fire" he said. The unit moved from Ma'aleh Efraim to Bisan, activating the full range of its fire power - the first time this had happened in a drill, the source said.

"Our vision is to be the main ground-based firepower effort. Anyone who wants our support - infantry or armored units..." the source indicated.

Ultimately, the officer said, the Artillery Corps would like to create what he called a "canopy of firepower" over maneuvering forces that move in Lebanese territory.

To accomplish that, artillery units would have to accompany maneuvering forces over the border rather than hang back and provide supporting fire, as they did during the conflict with Hamas in Gaza last summer.

"This integration is vital. The message I want to pass on to my battalion is: Do not be confused by past wars. We will not be standing back on the international border and firing in the next round. We will, it seems, find ourselves maneuvering with the forces, and we have to know how to integrate with them."

Hence, an additional large drill involved the Northern Command's 36th reserve Armored Division which used the Jordan Valley to simulate a Lebanese battleground.

Source: The Jerusalem Post, Edited by website team