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Charge of the Knights, as the operation has become known, is credited with breaking the Mahdi army, after it had directed much of the lawlessness in Basra for at least four years.

It appears too that, as the operation has gone on, Netanyahu has been increasingly constrained over its scope, with members of his cabinet and senior military officers reportedly warning that continuing the operation at the current level risks igniting a third intifada while at the same time fatally weakening Abbas's Palestinian Authority.

The number of morning shift workers has doubled in recent weeks as the operation has seen a surge in orders from businesses that can't get their goods through West Coast seaports.

But U.S. officials view the presence of the participating Arab monarchies — including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates — as a crucial sign that the operation has regional support.

The arrests were mired in controversy as the operation had to be rushed forward following an embarrassing security leak by Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, the then head of Scotland Yard's specialist operations wing.

So far 16 suspects held as part of the operation have been given cautions for offences involving indecent images of children, the NCA revealed.

As of Tuesday, the operation had rescued more than 12,000 people, many of them Hindu pilgrims visiting holy shrines in the state of Uttarakhand, one of the worst-hit areas.

Conservative councillor Derek Jarvis said all involved were relieved the operation had gone as planned.

As it turned out, the operation had to be postponed anyway.

In a statement released on July 2, Morocco's interior ministry described the evacuations as "humane" and said that the operation had been carried out under "normal" conditions.

It was unclear whether the operation had begun as a hostage rescue.