A military court Thursday convicted five Israel Defense Forces soldiers, some of them career soldiers, of involvement in dealing firearms - mostly M-16s and Kalashnikovs - and narcotics.

Sergeant Major M.A. was sentenced to a prison term of six years and nine months. The others received jail sentences ranging from a year and three months to 30 months.

In addition, the soldiers were fined, demoted to the rank of private, and had their driving licenses revoked.