Ready To Hold Operations Against Hezbollah And Pro-Iranian Militia, Israeli Military Will Budget IDR 4.6 Trillion

Israeli military illustration. (Wikimedia Commons/IDF spokesman Unit)

JAKARTA - The Israeli military (IDF) will invest around NIS 1 billion, or around Rp.4,604,632,749,000, in combat and training for reserve units in 2022, as it begins preparations this month towards operations against Hezbollah and pro-Iranian militias based in Lebanon. and Syria.

According to foreign reports, Israel has stepped up its military involvement in Syria, with Syrian reports consistently linking airstrikes in the country to Israel, the latest of which came on Monday, when the IDF allegedly attacked an empty building in Damascus.

The latest attack comes more than a week after two Syrian soldiers were injured and material damaged, allegedly caused by Israeli air strikes targeting sites along the Syrian coast and in the center of the country.

Recent attacks in Syria targeted pro-Iranian militias and IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps) infrastructure spread across the country, as well as Midhat al-Saleh, a Syrian man who spent time in prison for terrorist activities and was killed by Israeli snipers in October. , according to foreign reports.

Saleh was involved in planning future terror attacks targeting Israel, according to Israeli sources, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post November 19.

On Thursday, IDF Northern Command, led by OC May-Gen. Amir Baram, completed a round of divisional training which began in October.

The drills include training in combat scenarios using the deployment of reservists along with regular service soldiers on land, air and sea, incorporating the use of simulated drills, cyberintelligence and military drones, which are used for combat and cargo transport.

One of the battle scenarios carried out by the Northern Command reserve unit is simulating rocket fire coming from the North and damage to the IDF technology system.

To note, the new IDF budget will substantially increase the number of divisional exercises, with 20 exercises set for 2022 compared to 13 in 2021 and only three in 2020.