War Fever Grips the Middle East

Drill 'exposes Israel's vulnerability'
Press TV

The recent massive drill in Israel has revealed the vulnerability of the regime against missile attacks, Israeli analysts admit.

Most people did not know where to find public shelters - none were marked - and were given no answers about protection against chemical or biological missile warfare, the Israeli website DEBKA which has reportedly close links with military sources reported.

"While the drill aimed at improving the warning system to gain time for reaching shelters, most Israeli homes and workplaces do not have shelters," the report added.

Citing military sources, the report said the drill which was organized by deputy war minister Matan Vilnaih exposed the fact that Israel is not readier for missile attacks than it was when the 33-day Lebanon War began.

It also blamed the drill for infecting the entire Middle East with "the fever of war."

Security experts said that the evacuation of tens or hundreds of thousands of people from their homes to temporary shelters was not an easy job and there were no vehicles to evacuate distressed people.

The regime, the report added, was suffered from the lack of preparation for supplying water, electricity, food or medical aid to people in case of another war.

Israel staged "the national military drill" amid speculations that the regime prepares for waging another war in the Middle East.

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