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Israel Releases Egyptian Sailors; Holds Joint Meeting with Jordan

July 25, 1966
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Israel today returned to Egypt four Egyptian sailors who accidentally drifted into Israeli territorial waters while sailing from Fort Said to Lebanon.

A joint Israeli-Jordanian health committee dealing with anti-malaria and other health measures in the Jerusalem no-man’s land, met in the old city of Jerusalem this weekend. The committee, which is meeting under auspices of the Israeli-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission, decided to continue the joint work and will meet again at the end of December.

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