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A military exercise will be held today (Friday) in the morning hours at the General Staff Headquarters base in Tel Aviv. As part of the exercise, significant movement of security forces will be felt.

Military exercise scheduled for Friday morning at Tel Aviv's General Staff Headquarters, with significant security force movement expected; no security incident.

August 14, 2026 at 6:05 am IDF Press Release military

The exercise was pre-planned as part of the 2026 training program, there is no concern of a security incident.

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