ISRAEL BEGINS UNPRECEDENTED MILITARY EXERCISES

Israel begins unprecedented military exercises (Photo: en. wikipedia.org)
Israel begins unprecedented military exercises (Photo: en. wikipedia.org)

Ramallah, 22 Rabi’ul Awwal 1436/13 January 2015 (MINA) –The Israeli regime has started intensive military training and exercises to prepare for possible violence in the West Bank, according to the Israeli daily, Maariv.

Quoting security sources, it said the military is preparing for anticipated violence in the near future, after Israel’s decision to withhold Palestinian tax revenues which has thrown a wrench into paying public servants their salaries.

“It’s the first of its kind in the past ten years,” a senior Israeli security officer said about the exercise, Gulfnews quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Palestinian attacks against Israeli targets from July to December, according to the daily. A total of 1,866 instances of stone-throwing at Israeli vehicles were reported, compared to 876 attacks in the first half of the year.