Israel's Home Front Command on Thursday held a nationwide drill simulating missile attacks on the Jewish state, just days after a report indicated that Iran's Revolutionary Guards were preparing for war.
Air raid sirens blared in Jerusalem and across northern Israel Thursday morning in a test of the warning system. Meanwhile, soldiers with the Home Front Command continued a week-long exercise in southern Israel simulating long-range missile attacks on hospitals, schools and other public buildings where mass casualties would be expected.
Last month, the Home Front Command held a drill simulating a massive unconventional missile strike on Tel Aviv.
Fears of a regional war have been driven by Israel's public debate over whether or not to launch a preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear program, which the IAEA recently confirmed is working toward the goal of nuclear weapons. Read the rest on: israel today Magazine
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