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Monday, June 13, 2011
National Home Front Exercise Turning Point 5 Will Begin Sunday and Will Include Over 80 Municipalities 13.06.11

IDF Spokesperson Announcement -
For Immediate Release
13 June, 2011 20:30
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National Home Front Exercise "Turning Point 5" Will Begin Sunday and Will
Include Over 80 Municipalities

The national Home Front exercise "Turning Point 5" will begin this Sunday,
19 June 2011, and will conclude on Thursday, 23 June 2011. The exercise will
include all emergency authorities, including the Home Front Command, the
national Emergency Management Authority, local municipalities, government
ministries, security forces, safety and rescue services, the education and
welfare systems and communal and private bodies.

This exercise, now in its fifth year, is part of an annual training graph
and was devised by a national administration over the past number of months.
The exercise provides an opportunity to prepare the public and the various
authorities for emergency scenarios, and is meant to improve the readiness
of the home front during crises: testing siren systems and cellular
networks; pre-selected protected spaces; distribution of individual
protection kits (IPK's) and coordination between the various emergency
authorities. The IDF calls on the public to cooperate with the exercise and
to adhere to instructions given by the Home Front Command.

Headquarter simulations will take place in the first three days of the
exercise, followed by field exercises in different scenarios. At 11:00 and
19:00, Wednesday, 22 June 2011, sirens will be heard in various locations
across Israel. When the sirens are heard, the public is asked to enter their
pre-selected protected space and remain indoors for 10 minutes, provided the
daily routine is not significantly disrupted.

Adhering to Home Front Command instructions during the 2006 Lebanon War and
operation "Cast Lead", proved to be life saving.

Education institutions and kindergartens, military bases located in the home
front, government ministries and public institutions will also practice
entering pre-selected protected spaces. For the first time, over 80 various
authorities across Israel will be participating in the exercise, along with
the Home Front Command's liaison units to regional authorities.

The Home Front Command will also activate the "Personal Message" project,
testing a cellular alert system. The SMS text messages will read "Exercise,
exercise- have a good day from the Home Front Command" and may be received
in the areas of Afula, Gilboa Regional Council, Gezer Regional Council,
Ramla and Yotvata.

In addition, a drill of distributing individual protection kits will take
place in Shefar'am, Tiberias, Ra'anana and Hod HaSharon, part of the ongoing
IPK rehabilitation project. Summons to residents will be sent via posted
mail.

The IDF stresses that all public services, including hospitals will function
normally.

Any questions regarding public protected spaces should be addressed to the
local information centers. Any questions to siren malfunctions and
additional information should be addressed to the Home Front Command
Information Center by phone number 1207 or the website www.oref.org.il.
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