Sourced: Jerusalem On Line
By Becca Noy
A senior IDF general told Army Radio on Monday morning that the military has raised its level of preparedness due to the likelihood of a war on the northern front this year. “In the year 2018, there’s a potential for an escalation [of military conflict], not necessarily because one of the sides wants it but because of the developments [in the region],” he explained.
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