Zionist “Home Front Command” opens fifth major drill sirens to sound across the entity on Wednesday when Israelis will be requested to escape to nearby shelters.

IOF launching "Turning Point 5"

Zionist entity on Sunday launched a major five-day home front defense exercise intended to prepare its population and emergency services to respond to massive missile attacks, the Israeli military said.

Named "Turning Point 5," the exercise involves testing entity-wide siren systems and the cellular network, distributing emergency kits, improving coordination and practicing evacuation and shelter procedures..

Sirens will sound in cities and towns across the entity later this week, as Israeli security and rescue forces practice for various scenarios. A siren will be heard at 11 A.M. on Wednesday and again at 7 P.M. the same day, at which point civilians will be requested to retreat to their closest shelters as part of an evacuation drill.

Zionist home front defense minister Matan Vilnai

Among the scenarios being prepared for are sustained rocket attacks on the “Tel Aviv” region, the electrical grid or a geriatric hospital, local media reported.

For the first time, lawmakers will also be called on to participate in response to a simulated attack on the parliament building in Jerusalem, along with the defense establishment simulating a scenario in which hundreds of missile strike locations across the entity.

Some 80 municipalities will be taking part, along with the military, police, fire service and emergency services. The military's “Home Front Command” will also test an emergency SMS service during the exercise, IOF sources said.

Speaking on army radio on Sunday, Israel's home front defense minister Matan Vilnai cautioned that “we must prepare... because they (enemies of the Zionist entity) have the capacity to fire missiles and rockets at all of our territory."

According to Vilnai, gas masks have been distributed to 60 percent of the population and the rest should receive the protection by next year.