Military reporters were treated to a demonstration of the IDF's counterterror forces at the Counterterror School near Modiin on Monday.
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This year, for the first time, counterterror training has been expanded to include commanders of infantry brigades and other branches of Israel's armed forces that might have to fight deep in enemy territory in the next ground war.
Video: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
The school's goal is to make the training available to as many combat soldiers as possible and standardize counterterror tactics across different units.
On Monday, forces conducted drills that simulated breaching offices in which hostages were being held and boarding a bus hijacked by terrorists. They also carried drilled close-quarter combat with terrorists in attack tunnels.
"The Counterterror School is responsible for the main challenges [the military] will face in its maneuvers in the next war, whether it's the challenge of combat in populated urban areas or whether it's underground," said the commander of the Marom Brigade at the Counterterror School, Col. Yaron Sitbon.
