Lt.-Gen. Timothy Ray addresses reporters during a press conference as part of the Juniper Cobra exercise at the Hatzor Air Base in central Israel on February 25, 2016. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
Times of Israel/AFP: US troops arrive for drill simulating massive missile attack on Israel
Biennial Juniper Cobra exercise, involving thousands of soldiers, to take place amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah tensions.
US forces are deploying in Israel ahead of a large-scale joint Israel-US military exercise, due to start next week, which will simulate a major conflict in which Israel is attacked with thousands of missiles.
The biennial Juniper Cobra military exercise, which is being held for the ninth time, will take place amid an escalation of rhetoric between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist group in southern Lebanon, which is believed to have an arsenal of between 100,000 and 150,000 short-, medium- and long-range missiles and a fighting force of some 50,000 soldiers, including reservists.
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Update #1: American-Israel Drills Focus on Countering Multi-Front War (Asharq Al-awsat)
Update #2: US Forces Arrive in Israel as Tensions Rise Between Tel Aviv, Beirut (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: Another reminder on how incredibly dangerous the Middle East is.
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