A military exercise began Sunday to improve the Southern Command's operational and war readiness in case of another conflict with Gaza, the IDF said in a statement. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi is overseeing the drill with IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir supervising the maneuvers on the ground.
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The drill, a routine exercise that is part of the IDF's annual training program, aims to examine the Gaza Division's ability to deal with various scenarios while maintaining multi-organizational cooperation with other IDF units.
The Israel Police said that as part of the drill, increased movement by security forces and vehicles will be seen in the area.
The military stressed that the drill follows the Health Ministry's directives for preventing the spread of the coronavirus to maintain the participants' health.
