[Bible Prophecy News] Israel holds defense drill amid regional tension
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Pastor Dale Morgan
May 23, 2010, 4:49:12 AM5/23/10
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Israel holds defense drill amid regional tension
The Associated Press
Sunday, May 23, 2010; 2:10 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel is beginning a five-day civil defense drill to test the response of soldiers, emergency crews and civilians to a wide array of simulated attacks.
This fourth annual home front drill is the biggest Israel has ever conducted.
It comes at a time when Iranian-backed militants are rearming to Israel's north and south and Iran itself is suspected of developing nuclear arms, despite its assertions to the contrary.
The exercise has raised regional suspicions that Israel is preparing for war.
Defense officials say Israel has tried to allay those fears with messages to Arab states.
Israel began carrying out the annual exercise after its 2006 war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon showed the home front was unprepared.
Israel holds defense drill amid regional tension
The Associated Press
Sunday, May 23, 2010; 2:10 AM
JERUSALEM -- Israel is beginning a five-day civil defense drill to test the response of soldiers, emergency crews and civilians to a wide array of simulated attacks.
This fourth annual home front drill is the biggest Israel has ever conducted.
It comes at a time when Iranian-backed militants are rearming to Israel's north and south and Iran itself is suspected of developing nuclear arms, despite its assertions to the contrary.
The exercise has raised regional suspicions that Israel is preparing for war.
Defense officials say Israel has tried to allay those fears with messages to Arab states.
Israel began carrying out the annual exercise after its 2006 war with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon showed the home front was unprepared.
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