Israel is building up its ground forces for a possible two-front war with Iran and Lebanon.
Israel is expanding its infantry brigades with new special combat units, and its air force has practiced a rapid response to a large-scale ground infiltration from Lebanon, Maariv reported.
Battle engineering battalions began to operate under several front divisions. These units will focus on drones, robotics, surveillance systems, advanced weapons and precision-guided ammunition.
In addition, Israeli fighter jets carried out an unusually extensive low-altitude exercise over Nahariya and the Western Galilee. Squadrons on immediate alert were activated and the pilots were asked to assess whether a ground invasion was underway from the north, according to the source.
Preparations come against increasing tensions surrounding the possible regeneration of U.S. military action against Iran. Reports in recent weeks have shown that President Donald Trump may start a full-scale new war against Iran now after the midterm elections in the United States, reducing political price.
Israeli security officials expect that in the event of a war with Iran, the army will immediately mobilize all reserve divisions and move most of the forces north, with the stated goal of completely destroying the Hezbollah movement.
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