An IDF Homefront training exercise began on Sunday 3 Menachem Av in the Jerusalem area. The multi-day exercise will conclude on Wednesday, 6 Menachem Av.

During the training event, which includes a simulated missile attack into the capital, Ichud Hatzalah will be working with officials in City Hall responsible for security and safety in the city. They will address a direct missile strike to a residential building.

On Tuesday, between 18:00-20:00 in the Eshkolot Minhelet building at 3 Magen HaElef Street in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood, the simulated attack will occur. As such, residents will see and hear a large response of emergency vehicles. Air raid sirens will also be heard. One hundred Ichud Hatzalah volunteers will participate in the training exercise along with IDF Homefront soldiers and officers, officials from City Hall and Israel Police.

An air raid siren will be heard at 10:05 in the Jerusalem area.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)