The IDF Southern Command is running an exercise this morning simulating a repeat of the October 7, 2023 attack scenario, according to Hallel Bitton Rosen. The drill is named Samson's Thunder and comes two years and eight months after the actual Hamas-led assault.
01 · How it developed
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02 · Source and signal
Source and signal
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