IDF on High Alert Across All Fronts Ahead of Elections Amid Escalation Fears
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
The IDF is on high alert across all fronts two days before elections, fearing escalation and surprise attacks from Iran and terror groups. A large-scale exercise simulating multi-arena attacks is underway in northern and central Israel. In Judea and Samaria, a broad operation against a Hamas-affiliated clan is ongoing in Hebron following a deadly attack that killed two soldiers.
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- IDF is on high alert across all fronts due to fears of escalation and terror attacks before elections.
- A large-scale IDF exercise simulating multi-arena attacks is being conducted in northern and central Israel.
- The IDF and Shin Bet are conducting a broad operation in Hebron after a deadly attack killed two soldiers.
- Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated the IDF aims to thwart threats and ensure elections proceed without interference.
- The operation in Hebron targets a clan affiliated with Hamas, from which the terrorists originated.
Two days before elections, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is on high alert across all fronts due to concerns of escalation and potential surprise attacks or terror incidents by Iran and terror organizations, according to Kan News. In response to these fears, forces have been reinforced, alertness in the Air Force and defense systems has been heightened, and leaves for soldiers have been halted.
On Sunday and Monday, the IDF will conduct a large-scale exercise in northern and central Israel involving the Air Force and four divisions: Division 210 (Northern Command), the Judea and Samaria Division, Division 98, and Division 96 (Central Command). The exercise will simulate multi-arena surprise attacks, infiltrations by terrorists from land and air, defense of communities, and a rapid transition from defense to offense. It aims to test the coordinated operation of forces across multiple fronts and the cooperation between ground troops and the Air Force, incorporating lessons learned from October 7th. The IDF emphasizes that the exercise was planned in advance as part of the annual training schedule, not in response to specific intelligence.
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir stated that the IDF is on alert in all arenas, with the goal of thwarting threats and ensuring the elections proceed without external interference. The primary concern is a security deterioration stemming from miscalculation, particularly involving Iran and Hezbollah.
In Judea and Samaria, the IDF and Shin Bet continue a broad counter-terrorism operation in Hebron following a deadly attack on Friday near the Yehuda junction, which killed two soldiers and wounded three others. The operation involves elite units including Duvdevan, Maglan, Paratroopers, the reserve Sayeret Givati, and the Judea and Samaria Border Police, with intelligence guidance from the Shin Bet and the Judea Brigade command. Forces have searched approximately 200 locations, finding no weapons or terror infrastructure, and have arrested ten suspects. The operation focuses on the area inhabited by the Ja'aba clan, estimated by the IDF to be affiliated with Hamas, from which the two terrorists originated. A operational debriefing of the attack is ongoing, examining the sequence of events, the forces' preparedness, and the circumstances of the soldiers' casualties, as well as whether the terrorists acted alone.
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