One Israeli soldier was killed, two Arab infiltrees were killed and nine others captured last week in the Gaza strip area, an Israeli military spokesman revealed here today, stressing that the Egyptians have stepped up their aggressions in the section. The Israelis have protested a number of recent raids by infiltrees from Egyptian territory to the Israel-Egyptian Mixed Armistice Commission.
Two Israeli Bedouin were wounded and one kidnapped in the last few days as Egyptian Bedouin crossed the demilitarized zone line near El Auja and attempted to steal camels owned by the Israeli Bedouin. A group of 50 armed Egyptian Arabs drove a large herd of cattle into Israel territory this week-end in the area between Beersheba and El Auja. They were intercepted by Israeli units and, after a four-hour clash, retreated to the Gaza strip leaving their cattle behind.
Meanwhile, a flock of sheep numbering over 100 head, have been found inside the Egyptian lines where they were taken last week by marauders who drove them off from Israel territory. The Egyptians refuse to return the sheep until the “conclusion of a police investigation.”
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