Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday 26th, June 2019 warned that Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has tremendous destructive capabilities, and that its enemies should not test it.
Netanyahu made the remarks during a visit to a large-scale Israel Defense Forces exercise in northern Israel amid concerns of the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.
“I am very impressed by the improvement in the IDF’s readiness, in the spirit of the fighters and the commanders, and especially in the IDF’s destructive power,” .
“I hear our neighbors from the north, south and east threatening to destroy us,” he said. “I say to our enemies. The IDF has a very large power of annihilation. Do not try us.” Netanyahu, who is also the country’s defense minister said .
He viewed the mutli-pronged military exercise with Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, and spoke with IDF officers and soldiers participating in the drill.
On Sunday, the military launched the five-day, division-level drill, which included ground troops, fighter jets, including the use of F-35 stealth fighter, recently acquired from the US., helicopters and a variety of military vehicles.
The military drill was held throughout the north of the country, simulating large-scale warfare. The military General said the exercise was part of its annual training calendar.
