The IDF launched a massive drill in northern Israel Tuesday. 2,000 reservists and an entire IDF division are participating. The drill is in advance of a possible Israeli or US strike on Syrian chemical weapon stockpiles. The soldiers are also training to accomplish a rapid transition from call-up to fully combat-operational status in only 48 hours.
Defense Minister Ya'alon was not informed of the drill in advance, as the drill was scheduled by the IDF before 2013, during the tenure of former Defense Minister Ehud Barak.