The Israel Cabinet under the chairmanship of Premier David Ben Gurion, today discussed the problems arising of the tension on the Israel-Arab borders and decided, to approach the U. N. Security Council with a complaint against the breaches by Arab countries of the armistice agreements. The cabinet will continue its meeting tomorrow.
The complaint will especially emphasize the series of outrages and killings on the Israel-Jordan frontier committed by Jordanians. An Israeli military spokesman said today that 421 Israeli citizens were murdered and wounded by Jordanians who infiltrated into Israel territory.
Government circles today emphasized that the Western Big Three powers, who asked the U. N. Security Council for an urgent meeting on the Israel-Arab situation, must focus their attention on Jordan which carries out nightly raids into Israel territory. They pointed out that if Israel acts sometimes as it does, it is only as defense measures without any aggressive intentions. “Israel cannot remain calm when innocent children, women and men employed in peaceful constructive work are killed,” it was pointed out.
Meanwhile, it was learned here today that the Jordanian Arab Legion, was concentrating its forces along the Israeli border this morning. (The New York Times reported today from Tel Aviv that “there is no great apprehension in military circles over reports of Jordanian troop concentration,” but the Israel Army General staff nevertheless took precautionary measures yesterday along the armistice lines with Jordan in the light of reports that the Jordan Government moved units of the Arab Legion to areas bordering on Israel.)
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