Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned Israel's enemies against testing the IDF's military capabilities, saying, "I hear our neighbors from the north, south, and east threatening us with destruction. To our enemies I say: The IDF has great destructive power. Don't test us."
The statement came as Netanyahu was visiting a military exercise in the northern sector, where he was briefed by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi and spoke with soldiers and commanders who participated in the drill.
Following the visit, Netanyahu told reporters, "I'm concluding a visit to a major, cross-corps IDF exercise in several sectors. I was very impressed by the improvement in [combat] readiness, by the soldiers and commanders' fighting spirit, and mainly by the IDF's destructive power. Our enemies shouldn't test us."
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The Israeli Air Force concluded a four-day drill on Wednesday, simulating a multi-front war.
The exercise included fighter jets, attack and transport helicopters, drones and air defense systems, and also simulated a scenario in which the Israeli homefront is hit with thousands of rockets.
Last week, Netanyahu implicitly referred to foreign media reports attributing recent strikes on Iranian assets in Syria to Israel, saying, "We face constant tests and we respond with determination and force to any attack against us."
