The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday launched a surprise exercise, codenamed “Dawn,” to assess the readiness of its general headquarters and main command centers for large-scale attacks.Directed by Chief of Staff Major General Eyal Zamir, the drill was designed to evaluate the military’s ability to respond swiftly and effectively counter attacks. According to the Jerusalem Post, the exercise included surprise scenarios and multi-scene events across all possible “theaters of war.”IDF Comptroller Brigadier General (res.) Ofer Sarigm and his team oversaw the drill, inspecting and assessing the military’s reaction time in terms of both quality and capability. “The IDF will continue and initiate a series of audit activities across all commands, branches, and units in order to improve their competence and readiness,” the military said in a statement.The exercise came as IDF operations continued on multiple fronts. On Saturday night, the military said it targeted a Hezbollah terrorist in the Aynata area of southern Lebanon. The individual was allegedly gathering intelligence on Israeli forces, in violation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.Earlier in the week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a three-hour security meeting on Tuesday with senior officials, during which the IDF Chief of Staff presented options for advancing the campaign in Gaza.Netanyahu’s official X account posted, “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a three-hour security discussion today, in which options for proceeding with the campaign in Gaza were presented by the IDF Chief-of-Staff. The IDF is prepared to carry out any decision made by the Security Cabinet.”
