Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Report: Netanyahu says IDF training for possible fight with Arab Israelis in wartime

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly informed lawmakers that the IDF is training to deploy masses of soldiers to counter a possible fifth column of Arab Israelis fighting inside the country in the event of a multi-front war with enemy states.

Netanyahu revealed the preparations during a recent closed-door meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the Kan public broadcaster reported on Sunday.

The prime minister reportedly told lawmakers that 10 divisions of soldiers are training for such a possibility. READ MORE