The Israel Cabinet today discussed the killing by Jordanians this week-end of three Israelis at the border settlement of Mevoot Betar and on the general border situation.
A government spokesman reported that the three victims were members of a five-man crew which went to work in the fields near the frontier. Only one member of the group was armed–with a Sten gun. When some 50 khaki-clad Jordanians attacked them about half a mile from the settlement, the man with the Sten gun replied. His gun jammed after a few bursts. He and another man in the party went for help. When reinforcements arrived there were bloodstains on the ground, but no bodies.
Later. Jordanians at the Mandelbaum Gate to this city handed over the bodies of the other three members of the group to Israeli authorities. The Jordanians charged the three with having crossed into Israel territory.
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