The fifth Egyptian espionage group in a month was intercepted by an Israeli patrol north of the Gaza strip yesterday and the two Egyptians were killed in a running gun duel with the Israeli soldiers. The two were found to be armed with Sten guns and to have in their possession lists of Israeli military vehicular movements along roads in southern Israel.
Several days before, another “scouting” group of three Egyptians was intercepted and two were killed in a fight with the patrol. The third member, captured alive, freely admitted that they had been sent into Israel by Egyptian military authorities in the Gaze strip to spy out Israeli Army vehicle movements.
Late yesterday, a twin-engine Dakota plane with Egyptian markings flew over the Eilath area at a height of about 5,000 feet. The plane violated Israel air space at mid-do.
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