The Israel Police will hold a large scale drill Tuesday in the Jerusalem District. The drill will begin in the early morning hours and continue until late Tuesday night. It will also encompass the roads leading to Jerusalem, the capital's suburbs, and parts of Judea and Samaria.
Code named Yellow Spring, the exercise will be led by the police's Southern District under the command of Major General Aharon Franco, and the Judea and Samaria District under Major General Haggai Dotan.
Security forces spokesmen tersely said the exercise will involve “a variety of scenarios based on a possible intelligence picture.” The purpose of the drill is “to rehearse the operational readiness of the police and rescue forces that will be take part in the drill alongside the IDF's Central Command, and the handling of various scenarios and extreme events.”
Thousands of police, Border Police, special forces, rescue workers and IDF soldiers will participate in the exercise, as will security officers for various civilian facilities in the cities. The Police's Operations Wing will compile and distribute the lessons learned from the exercise.
Residents of the Jerusalem region and parts of Judea and Samaria can expect to see a robust presence of security forces on the roads, and traffic jams may result, although the police say they will make every effort not to disrupt people's lives too much. The public is requested to “exhibit alertness and be tolerant.”