Despite the fact that preparations are under way on top political levels to try to ease the tension on the Israel-Jordan frontier, a new attack was made last night on a Jewish settlement in the Jerusalem “corridor” area. The Arab infiltrates withdrew after sustaining a number of casualties in the three-hour gun battle. The Israelis suffered no losses.
In Jerusalem itself a spirit of restlessness continues in the border quarters. Arab Legionnaires on the walls of the Old City amuse themselves by throwing rocks at Israeli civilians and at windows in the new city, which are literally a stone’s throw away from the Jordan positions. This has been pointed out to the Mixed Armistice Commission, whose scheduled meeting last week was postponed until after the assumption to the throne of the new 18-year-old King Hussein.
Retiring United Nations truce chief Gen. William E. Riley warned Gen. Bennet de Ridder, his assistant who heads the Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Commission, to stay out of Israel territory for about a week after the two-hour gun battle across no man’s land in Jerusalem last month, Gen. Riley revealed this week-end.
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