IDF holds simulation of war with Syria | Jerusalem Post

IDF holds simulation of war with Syria | Jerusalem Post: "With tension rising along Israel's northern border, the IDF held a large-scale exercise on Tuesday in the South, simulating Israeli infantry, armor and airborne units conquering a Syrian village.

Watching the exercise at the IDF's Shizafon Base outside Eilat, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said that the military was preparing for the possibility that war would break out with Syria. But, he stressed, the increase in IDF training, including Tuesday's exercise, did not mean that Israel intended to initiate a war.

'Our readiness is not indicative of any decision on our side or by the Syrians to go to war,' he said. 'We view [these] as purely defensive measures.'" Read complete post here.