The Israel Defense Forces will begin a nation-wide Home Front defense drill on Sunday, to prepare security forces for an array of possible attacks.
Sirens will sound in cities and towns across the country later this the week, as Israeli security and rescue forces practice for various scenarios. A siren will be heard at 11 A.M. on Wednesday and again at 7 P.M. the same day, at which point civilians will be requested to retreat to their closest shelters as part of an evacuation drill.
The drills will include rescue efforts in case of a missile strike on Tel Aviv or an attack on the Knesset building. The defense establishment will simulate as part of the drill a scenario in which hundreds of missile strike locations across the country.
This is the fifth such drill held by the Home Front Command and is considered one of the largest. All Israeli rescue forces and governmental authorities will participate in carrying out.