The Israel Defense Force's Northern Command completed a large scale command and control exercise Thursday.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and other senior commanders were present at the exercise. They reportedly toured its different locations and “participated in the learning process.”
The IDF reported that the exercise simulated various operational scenarios, and included reservist soldiers and officers. The forces rehearsed “matters of fitness for duty and readiness,” the IDF website reported.
Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi visited the main nexuses of the exercise and said: “The exercises and training are among the IDF's main activities. In the course of the exercises, IDF forces worked at improving readiness and implementing lessons learned from the Second Lebanon War and Cast Lead.”
The IDF said that the exercise was carried out as part of the army's annual training plan and in accordance with a pre-planned “training graph.”