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JERUSALEM — Israel held a dress rehearsal for disaster Sunday, beginning a defense drill to test the response of soldiers, emergency crews and civilians to simulated missile barrages, terrorist attacks and chemical strikes.
Israel embarked on its fourth annual home-front drill at a time when Iranian-backed militants are rearming to Israel’s north and south and Iran is suspected of developing nuclear arms, despite its denials.
The five-day exercise, the biggest in Israel’s history, has raised allegations by the country’s enemies that it is preparing for war — a concern Israel has sought to allay.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the drill is a “routine exercise that was scheduled long ago.”
