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January 5, 1939
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Arabs in the Old City of Jerusalem today went out on strike in protest against military searches and the re-establishment of a police post in the Mosque of Omar area. British troops, supported by Royal Air Force planes, clashed with a rebel band tonight in the environs of Samaria. The terrorists were reported to have suffered heavy casualties.

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