A tremendous explosion that rocked the entire border area occurred last night at Kibbutz Eyal, northeast of Kfar Saba, about a half mile from the Jordanian border. The blast wrecked the settlement’s water pump, but there were no casualties. It was the second case of sabotage in this kibbutz in the last six weeks.
Both depredations at Kibbutz Eyal were almost certainly the work of terrorists belonging to El Fatah, the sabotage arm of the so-called Palestine Liberation Army, a band of Arab refugees organized for warfare against Israel. El Fatah has its headquarters in Syria, but most of its saboteurs in recent months seem to have been operating out of Jordan. After last night’s explosion, footsteps of one person were found leading from the scene of the blast to the Jordanian border. Israel today filed a complaint with the Jordan-Israeli Mixed Armistice Commission, holding the Government of Jordan responsible for the action.
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