A recent large-scale exercise held by the Israel Defense Forces in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley showed that the military is unprepared for an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles, Makor Rishon reported.

The Nov. 10-12 “Lion’s Roar” drill included 40 operational scenarios, 11 of which involved gliders and attack drones. Participating forces failed to effectively neutralize the UAVs, senior officers told the newspaper.

Although soldiers struggled with the UAV threat early in the drill, troops adapted by increasing aerial vigilance and avoiding movement in large groups to reduce potential casualties, according to the Nov. 13 report.

The drill—which was based on scenarios more extreme than the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas assault, as well as attacks observed in the Russia-Ukraine war—used

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