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Israeli Soldier Killed, One Injured when Army Vehicle Hits Mine

September 8, 1970
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An Israeli soldier was killed and another was injured this morning when an Army vehicle hit a mine near Kisuffim settlement in the Western Negev close to the Gaza Strip. Two Arab saboteurs were killed in a clash with Israeli forces near Kibbutz Nir Itzhak north of the Gaza Strip. Misgav Am settlement was shelled from Lebanese territory last night. No casualties were reported. An explosive charge went off in the labor exchange office at Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip last night. There were no casualties and only slight damage. Two Israeli soldiers, one of them a girl, were slightly injured yesterday when a grenade was thrown at them from the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Twenty suspects have been arrested for questioning.

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