IDF Announces Drill in Galilee and Near Beersheba Through Wednesday Evening

The IDF announced that a military exercise will take place on Monday, November 9, in Galilee and in several areas near Beersheba. The exercise is expected to finish on Wednesday evening, November 11. Increased movements of security forces and vehicles will be noticeable during the exercise, the military said. “There is no concern about a security incident,” the IDF said in its announcement. In an October 23 statement, the IDF announced a separate October 25–26 exercise in northern and central Israel. That drill was to involve the Air Force, Northern Command’s 210th Division, the Judea and Samaria Division, the 98th Division and Central Command’s 96th Division. Its planned scenarios included surprise attacks and infiltration into Israel by air and land. The military said that exercise was intended to improve readiness for defense across multiple fronts along the borders and for a transition to escalation, as part of the Operations Directorate’s 2026 training schedule.