ISRAEL USES MORE POWERFUL APC IN RAFAH

GAZA CITY [MENL] -- Israel's military has employed Israeli-modified armoredpersonnel carriers in the operation to capture the southern Gaza town ofRafah. The commanders said the APCs were larger and better-armoredthan the U.S.-origin M113, deployed in operations in Gaza City and along theEgyptian-Gaza border last week. Palestinian insurgents blew up two M113 APCsin two separate incidents last week, in which 11 soldiers were killed.