07/01/2010 Israeli occupation forces completed a large-scale military drill in the Negev, the country's Channel 10 news reported, preparing troops for a military offensive against the Gaza Strip. The report, aired Tuesday evening, speculated that the training could even be seen as preparation for a re-occupation of the area. Drills during the training reportedly focused on re-training around military mistakes that occurred during the last war on Gaza in December and January last year. More than 1,400 Palestinians were killed in that war, including 420 children and over 5300 others were injured. According to Channel 10, training saw occupation soldiers educated in the use of a new digital device on Merkava Tanks, the largest of the armored vehicles, which allows soldiers in the units to track troops on the ground in densely-populated areas. It is intended to prevent "friendly fire" incidents.