Israel’s Chief of Staff, Maj. -Gen. Yitzhak Rabin participated in today’s session of the Cabinet when the Ministers discussed renewed attacks on Israel’s borders. Maj. -Gen. Rabin reported on three incidents last week along the Syrian border and on firing across the Jordanian border. He also answered questions by the Ministers.
The latest clash along the Syrian border came about this weekend when Syrians opened fire with heavy machineguns, recoilless guns and a tank on three Israeli tractors sowing winter crops east of Lake Tiberias. Several houses at Beit Katzir were hit by Syrian fire. Five incidents involving Jordanian troops occurred in the Latrun and Little Triangle areas when the Jordanians fired mortars and light infantry weapons at Israeli patrols. Israel filed five complaints on the incidents with the Jordan-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission.
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