Israelis train in 'Mini Gaza' facility
The Muslim call to prayer echoes through a remote town in southern Israel that has known only war. Its 500 buildings, the tallest eight stories high, are deserted. Its narrow alleys are adorned with murals and posters honoring slain Palestinian fighters. It cannot be found on any map. Officially, it is known as the Urban Warfare Training Center, but the Israeli soldiers who run military drills here call it “Mini Gaza.” The Israeli army began building the US$45 million facility in the Zeelim army base in 2005, toward the end of the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israeli r...
Source: taipeitimes.com