The Hammarskjold report detailing Israel’s latest refusal to leave the Akaba and Gaza areas without guarantees of freedom of navigation through the Akaba waterway, and the Secretary General’s analysis of what the General Assembly can do about the situation, received a mixed reaction here. Official circles are withholding comment pending receipt of an official text of the report.
Some informed Israelis view the section of the report dealing with sanctions as coinciding with Israel’s view that punitive action will not hasten a solution of the problem. Other observers underline the fact that Mr. Hammarskjold has indicated no progress toward obtaining a statement of Egyptian non-belligerence.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry has issued a detailed list of Egyptian violations of the 1949 Armistice Agreement, nine Security Council resolutions, eight General Assembly resolutions, the 1888 Suez Canal Convention, the Geneva Convention on the treatment of civilians and prisoners in time of war and other international documents-all in its campaign of continued hostility toward Israel.
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