Israel launches its largest drill in years amid Iran tensions

Israel began a 48-hour exercise involving four army divisions and the air force, rehearsing surprise infiltration and ground raids across its northern and central borders. The drill follows an Iranian live-fire missile display and an Israeli long-range flight to Iran's border, and one analyst warns that mutual suspicion could produce a miscalculation like the one before the 1973 war. The exercise is reportedly aimed at Iran-linked proxies and signals deterrence, not an imminent strike, but it shows Israel and Iran positioning for a wider regional war.