ISRAEL
The offensive capabilities of the Israel Defense Forces have increased significantly, and anyone who attacks the Jewish state will be greeted with “firepower” and a “fist of steel”. This warning was issued on Wednesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while attending the Mortal Arrow exercise of the General Staff of the Israeli army in the north of the Jewish state and advised Lebanon and Hezbollah to "take this into account."
“Even during the coronavirus epidemic, our enemies do not relax, and neither do we. During these exercises, I was impressed by t he significant improvement in the offensive capabilities of the Israel Defense Forces, and Hezbollah and Lebanon would do the right thing if they took that into account. The one who attacks us will meet firepower and a steel fist that will destroy any enemy, ”the Prime Minister’s office circulated, indicating that they were made“ at the end of the exercises ”.
The Israel Defense Forces press service said the Lethal Arrow training exercise began on October 25 to “practice scenarios on various fronts with a focus on the northern front” with the aim of “improving offensive capabilities at all levels while implementing the concept of victory”, and also “to develop new procedures [interaction] between key headquarters. The exercises were planned in advance as part of the 2020 training program and were carried out in compliance with the instructions of the authorities aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus, the military said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was discussing the procurement of a vaccine against the new coronavirus for citizens of the Jewish state with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Vice President Michael Pence, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as the leadership of European countries.
“I work day and night to provide vaccines for the citizens of the State of Israel. I personally actively interact with the world's leading leaders - US Vice President Pence, who is responsible for the fight against coronavirus in the United States, Indian Prime Minister Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as European leaders, with whom I speak almost daily, " the prime minister's office circulated his statements. Netanyahu added that Israel is also actively moving towards "the independent production of its own vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research," and through the Ministry of Health "is working with the world's leading [pharmaceutical] companies."
On October 7, the Israeli prime minister said that during a telephone conversation with the Russian president on the same day, an agreement was reached "to promote cooperation on the fight against coronavirus" between the two countries. The Kremlin press service also informed the leaders of the October 7 telephone conversation.