ISRAEL'S MILITARY DEPLOYS LARGEST FORCE SINCE 1967

GAZA CITY [MENL] -- Israel's military was said to have deployed its largestforce in the Gaza Strip since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Israeli military sources said a force the size of nearly two brigadeshas been deployed in the Gaza Strip to participate in and support OperationRainbow. The operation was meant to isolate the southern Gaza town of Rafahfrom the rest of the strip, capture Palestinian insurgents as well asdestroy strongholds and weapons tunnels.