The IDF Givati Brigade via Wikipedia
Al-Monitor: IDF prepares for future of war in region
June 14 saw the completion of an enormous Israel Defense Forces (IDF) commando brigade exercise in Cyprus. It was jointly conducted by the Cypriot army and hundreds of Israeli commando fighters and involved 10 Blackhawk helicopters from the Israeli air force, dogs and dog handlers from the IDF Special Forces Canine Unit (Oketz) and fighters from additional IDF units, such as combat engineering and intelligence. The drill was conducted in the Troodos Mountains. The Israeli soldiers were flown first to the Cypriot city of Paphos on IDF air force transport aircraft and from there to the mountains on Blackhawks. They practiced fighting in built-up environments (urban warfare), battling in mountainous areas and landing forces using helicopters in harsh terrain and at high altitude while working in close cooperation with foreign forces in unfamiliar arenas.
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WNU Editor: Israel's enemies are busy themselves apart in Syria .... and probably will for the foreseeable future. If there is a threat it will come from Iran .... and that is if they deploy their forces near the Golan Heights. But not now .... the ongoing Syrian war is their priority right now.
