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IDF Oversees NATO Emergency Drill
(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Representatives of the IDF Home Front Command, Magen David Adom emergency services, the Israel police and the Health Ministry have completed a one-week training exercise for over 1,000 soldiers and rescue delegations from dozens of countries including Turkey, Holland, Greece, Italy, and Britain in a NATO emergency drill held in Moldova. The main scenario in this year's drill simulated a strong earthquake resulting in heavy damage and thousands of injuries. Other scenarios included floods, leakage of hazardous substances and a civilian plane crash. "One of the reasons Israel was chosen to train the drill commanders is the field hospital it set up after the earthquake in Haiti, which gained global resonance," one official noted.