Thousands of Israeli and American soldiers are preparing to take part in the ‘Juniper Cobra’ drill, amid escalating Israel-Iran tensions.
The Juniper Cobra exercise is scheduled every two years and it comes now at a time of growing tension between Israel and Iran and the Iranian proxy Hezbollah. This year’s exercise simulates a massive ballistic missile attack against Israel and is also meant to improve ties between the two armies.
The exercise is substantially increased this time with some 4,500 soldiers from the two militaries taking part in the exercise — 2,500 of them from the United States’ European Command (US EUCOM) and 2,000 from the Israel Defense Forces.
The threat from ballistic and guided missiles is one of the most significant threats facing Israel, and Israeli officials say it is growing. The Iran-backed, Lebanese Hezbollah terrorist organization is suspected of maintaining a stockpile of some 150,000 missiles, which it could rain down on Israel at a rate of over 1,000 missiles a day in a future war.
During the exercise, the American and Israeli forces will train on the long-range Arrow and Patriot air defense systems, the medium-range David’s Sling, and the short-range Iron Dome, the army said.
It will be the first time that the David’s Sling will be used in a Juniper Cobra exercise, as the system was only declared operational last year.
On Monday, a top IDF general warned that this year was more likely to see war break out between Israel and the Iranian-led axis of Tehran, Damascus, and the Beirut-based Hezbollah terrorist organization — all three of which have called for Israel’s destruction — as the trio’s victories in the Syrian civil war will allow them to focus their attentions on fighting the Jewish state.
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