The Israel Defense Forces held a multi-front war drill, “Dawn’s Rise,” that began early Monday morning, testing the readiness of its General Staff and regional commands for a range of extreme scenarios, including a mass assault of terrorists in pickup trucks from the eastern border with Jordan.

The drill is a direct application of the painful lessons learned from the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre and is part of a broader strategic reset being led by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir to prepare the military for a new era of continuous, multi-front combat.

The surprise exercise began at 5:30 a.m., with the chief of staff arriving at the IDF’s Central Command bunker, known as “the pit,” at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv. The drill’s purpose was to test the readiness of the IDF’s

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