❗️️️️️️️Israeli military expands ground forces, prepares for new assaults on Iran and Lebanon The Israeli military is expanding its infantry brigades with additional combat engineering and reconnaissance and attack battalions, following lessons drawn from its recent wars, Israeli newspaper Maariv reported on 9 November. Combat Engineering Battalion 607 has begun operating under the Givati Brigade, while Battalion 609 will join the Nahal Brigade after its first training cycle. Another engineering battalion is planned for the Kfir Brigade. Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has also approved the establishment of two specialized infantry battalions, Alon (11) in the Golani Brigade and Nofekh (935) in the Nahal Brigade. The units will specialize in drones, robotics, surveillance systems, advanced weapons, and precision-guided munitions to enhance battlefield detection and attack capabilities. The military said the battalions remain under development, with some organizational details yet to be finalized. Meanwhile, Israeli fighter jets conducted an unusually extensive low-altitude training exercise over Nahariya and the western occupied Galilee on Monday, involving the air force, Northern Command, and the 91st Division. An Israeli military source told Maariv that the exercise simulated a large-scale ground incursion, with fighter jets flying low and fast to disrupt an attack, including through the potential use of sonic booms, even without dropping munitions. According to Maariv, the military preparations come amid growing tensions over a possible renewal of aggression on Iran, despite US President Donald Trump's stated alleged preference for diplomacy. The report added that Israeli security officials anticipate immediately mobilizing all reserve divisions in the event of war with Iran, deploying most forces northward with the aim of conducting a forceful military campaign in Lebanon against Hezbollah.