Today, 25th June, the Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that Israel and the United States will initiate joint training exercises this coming October.

The Israeli and American armies will be training together to enhance their protection capacity against any potential rockets fired toward Israel from Iran and Syria.

Around 3000 American soldiers and thousands of Israeli soldiers will participate in the exercises.

Recently Craig Franklin, Commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, has visited Israel in preparation for the training.

A new joint directorate has also been opened to plan and prepare for the military exercise.