Nonetheless, Senator Nunn and other officials say more Arab forces are needed for political as well as military reasons.

In the past, the prospect of any Arab forces edging closer to Israel would have set off alarm bells in Israel's security establishment.

The Mauritanian Ba'ath Party remains the largest Arab nationalist political force in the country.

These forces, along with French and Arab forces, have already reached their first-day objectives and are continuing their attack.

Morris notes that the report points out that where there was a "strong Arab military force" the villagers did not evacuate "readily."

By 1966, Israeli-Arab relations had deteriorated to the point of actual battles taking place between Israeli and Arab forces.

Egypt has the largest Arab force in the coalition.

On 6 July, after an overland attack, Aqaba fell to those Arab forces with only a handful of casualties.

The entire operation lasted just 60 hours, during which numerous villages were captured, often after locals or Arab forces put up resistance.

Why can't we get Arab forces on the ground with heavy equipment?