Operation Rainbow (2004)
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Operation Rainbow (In Hebrew, Mivtza Keshet Be-Anan, מבצע קשת בענן) was a military operation, which began on May 18, 2004 and ended on May 23, 2004 in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Israel's aim was to clear terrorist infrastructure, to find smuggling tunnels connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt and to kill militants responsible for the earlier deaths of 13 Israeli soldiers in guerrilla attacks. Israeli security sources said that operation was also aimed at preventing a shipment of Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles, AT-3 Sagger anti-tank guided missiles, and other long-range rockets which are stored on the Egyptian side of the border from being smuggled through tunnels into the Gaza Strip.
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