Olmert: Emergency drill is not cover for attack on Syria

Barak Ravid and Yuval Azoulay
Haaretz
Monday, April 7, 2008

Israel's largest-ever emergency drill starts today to test the authorities' preparedness for threats such as a missile attack on central Israel.

Ministers will go over various scenarios in which thousands of missiles and rockets are fired at Israel, incurring many civilian causalities. There will also be scenarios including the use of non-conventional weapons.

"The drill is no front for Israeli bellicose intentions toward Syria," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said. "Its aim is to check the various authorities' ability to carry out their functions."

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"The Syrians know they have no reason to interpret this drill in any other way," Olmert said. He addressed news reports over tensions between Israel and Syria, and said talk about the possible outbreak of hostilities should be toned down. "We still have an interest to carry out peaceful negotiations with the Syrians, who know what our expectations are of them and know we know what their expectations are."

The drill will include a simulated missile attack on civilian areas - some missiles with chemical warheads. The Home Front Command, national emergency authority, government ministries and emergency services will take part.

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