Sunday 19 June 2011

19/6/11 - Country-wide civil defense drill begins in Israel

June 19, 2011
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel is holding a country-wide, week-long civil defense drill simulating a massive attack on the country.
The drill, called Turning Point 5, began on Sunday and will include several different simulations, including a mass missile attack from all fronts, a strike on the country's power plants and the hacking of the country's major computer systems.

Sirens will sound across the country on Wednesday both in the morning and in the evening, when citizens are asked to run to bomb shelters or protected rooms and remain there for 10 minutes.

For the first time, the Home Front Command will test a system that sends warnings of incoming missiles to cell phone users in the area. The drill will also simulate the evacuation of 300,000 people from north and central Israel to the south. 
 

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