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Source: http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1035085.html
IDF Drill Simulates War with Syria and Lebanon
[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel - The Israel Defense Forces Northern Command concluded a large-scale exercise Thursday which simulated a two-front war with Syria and Lebanon. The exercise drilled the Israel Air Force and the Home Front Command in dealing with the simulated firing of thousands of rockets and missiles into the heart of Israel's population centers. The exercise entailed the deployment of troops on the ground, comprising mainly reservists. During the drill, the striking aircraft were under orders to focus on long and medium-range missile launchers. The responsibility for knocking out shorter-range rockets lay on ground troops that were ordered to carry out an on-paper invasion into Syrian and Lebanese territory.