After almost two years since the attacks of October 7, 2023, the IDF held a military-wide readiness assessment on Monday. This came after a surprise exercise called “Dawn” the previous day. The assessment and exercise evaluated how prepared Israel is for an attack on different fronts. Major takeaways include sharper procedures between command posts, moving soldiers quickly, and meeting deadlines for deployment as The Jerusalem Post reports:
The assessment, which comes more than 670 days into the Israel-Hamas War, will review precise data and tailored courses of action for challenges across all fronts, with an emphasis on the state of reserve forces.
The assessment follows the surprise drill for IDF headquarters that (IDF Chief of Staff Lt. -Gen.) Eyal Zamir announced early on Sunday morning.
As part of the exercise, some of the most senior IDF officers, including Israel Navy commander V.-Adm. David Salama and Israel Air Force chief of staff Brig. -Gen. Omer Tishler, were called from their homes without prior notice.
A senior IDF officer who took part in the drill said: “In the hours I was tested, I did not see failures or disasters like on October 7. I can vouch for that –I did not see it. What I did see was the difficulty and complexity of bringing a large mass of forces, in the air and on the ground, to the eastern border in a short time.”
The drill simulated events such as terrorist infiltrations, Gaza rocket fire, and Iranian ballistic missile attacks. The readiness of commanders and weaponry were checked for readiness. The first 120 minutes was used for measuring IDF response time. This time window is attributed to the critical early hours of October 7.
At the same time, the military station Galei Tzahal is also being reviewed for the advantages and disadvantages of keeping it connected to the IDF. It’s both a military unit and station that serves as the voice and ear for IDF soldiers and their families. The reassessment is still ongoing, while the change of quickly deploying forces in a multi-front attack is being explored. The Fellowship has long been committed to giving a helping hand to IDF soldiers and their families. This is especially the case with lone soldiers, who have come from around the globe and dedicated themselves to Israel and her defense. May they be blessed and protected as they defend the nation they love.
