Arabs Continue Guerilla Warfare

While the House of Commons was debating the Palestine situation, Arabs today continued their guerilla warfare against Jews and Government forces.

Arab snipers continued their activities in many parts of the country, firing into the Jewish colonies of Kfar Saba, Tel Litwinsky, Kfar Azar and a military camp.

A Jewish watchman, Elimelech Natansohn, suffered a leg wound when ambushed by Arabs while inspecting Jewish groves in the vicinity of ambushed by Arabs while inspecting Jewish groves in the vicinity of Kfar Saba.

Soldiers occupied an Arab sports club in Nablus. One Arab was wounded when police returned Arab fire at Shata.

A communique reported a demonstration at Khanyunis was quietly dispersed. It listed other incidents as follows:

Orange trees were uprooted near Raanana. Obstructions placed on the railroad tracks between Jerusalem and Lydda were removed, no damage having been done. Telephone lines between Jerusalem and Ramleh were cut again, but quickly repaired. A military trolley was derailed near Karkur with slight damage. Bombs exploded on the outskirts of the Jaffa railway line near Gaza.

Demolition of the old quarter of Jaffa to make room for two new roads was completed. The communique states that Jerusalem’s water supply has not been damaged by the recent bombings of the pipe line.

A thousand orange trees were uprooted last night at the Jewish settlement of Gan Schlomo. A communique said that a considerable number of orange trees were destroyed at a Jewish grove near Gan Berman and at an Arab grove at Kalkillia.

A mounted patrol arrested an Arab in the Jerusalem district with a large quantity of ammunition in his possession, the communique said. Bloodhounds led police to an Arab’s house in the village of Etma where wire-cutting tools were found. Ammunition was discovered in a neighboring house and thirty-four persons arrested.

Police and settlers extinguished a fire started in a hay rick in the Hosha settlement.