US forces have arrived in Israel ahead of a major joint military drill with the IDF next week. Juniper Cobra is a five-day military exercise that simulates massive simultaneous rocket attacks on Israel from the southern and northern fronts, the Channel 10 News agency reported on Wednesday.

The biennial Israeli-American drill was first held in Israel in 2001. Over 3,000 US and Israeli soldiers participated in the previous 2016 drill.

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