Israel charged this week-end that Egypt has initiated a new round of guerrilla warfare and declared that if it does not stop, Israel will take all necessary steps to protect herself. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said that “Egyptian war acts in the course of the past few weeks represent a further stage in Egypt’s hostile policy aimed at destroying Israel.” He added:
“If Egypt does not put an immediate and total end to her newly initiated guerrilla warfare against Israel. She will finally disrupt the cease-fire of September 4 and will oblige Israel to take all necessary steps for the protection of her citizens.” The spokesmen said that Israel has information in its possession that Egypt, even after the cease-fire of Sept 4, decided to continue guerrilla operations along the Gaza strip.
“For some time past,” the spokesman said, “the Israel Government has had knowledge of the fact that units have been organized on Syrian, Jordanian, and Lebanese territory for the purpose of attacking objectives in Israel. These gangs have been maintained by Syria and Egypt with some financial support from Saudi Arabia.
Full responsibility for these acts lies inescapably at the door of Egypt and those Arab states which cooperate with her in this murderous activity,” the Israel spokesman warned.
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