Israel undergoes major emergency drill
{{date|April 10, 2008}}

{{Israel}}[[Israel]] has tested its readiness for a state of war and emergency by testing its emergency services and shelters on a national scale.

The drill is to be analyzed in order to determine the elements which need to be corrected and fixed, and Israel's emergency readiness is to be assessed.

Israeli school children were told to hide under their school tables as part of the drill, which officials claimed to be the biggest drill ever in Israeli history.

[[Syria]] has claimed, in return, that the drill is intended as a battle readiness exercise and claims that Israel is preparing for war.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7336998.stm
|title=Israel stages major terror drill
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 8, 2008}}
*{{source|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1207486219711&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull|title=Syrian official: We're prepared for war|author=|pub=The Jerusalem Post|date=April 8, 2008}}

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[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Syria]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Middle East]]
Israel has tested its readiness for a state of war and emergency by testing its emergency services and shelters on a national scale.

The drill is to be analyzed in order to determine the elements which need to be corrected and fixed, and Israel's emergency readiness is to be assessed.

Israeli school children were told to hide under their school tables as part of the drill, which officials claimed to be the biggest drill ever in Israeli history.

Syria has claimed, in return, that the drill is intended as a battle readiness exercise and claims that Israel is preparing for war.
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