Lebanon on 'full alert' ahead of IDF Home Front Command drill
By Haaretz Service and DPA
Lebanese army sources said on Saturday that the country's military had been placed "
on full alert," ahead of Israel's large-scale Home Front Command drill expected to begin on Sunday.
"Despite [the fact that] the Lebanese government has received assurances from various sides including [UN peacekeepers] UNIFIL that the maneuvers were defensive in nature, the Lebanese army was placed in a state of full alert along the border with Israel," an army source who did not wish to be identified said.
The drill, called "
Turning Point 3," is scheduled to run
from Sunday to Thursday.
Government offices and 252 local councils and municipalities will open
"crisis rooms" that will respond to various emergency scenarios.
Lebanon on 'full alert' ahead of IDF Home Front Command drill - Haaretz - Israel News