Egyptian military positions in the Suez Canal zone were attacked twice by Israel Air Force jets today. A half hour raid this evening blasted targets in the southern sector of the canal zone. An afternoon attack lasting an hour hit both the central and southern sectors. A military spokesman said all aircraft returned safely. Shooting and sabotage flared in the Golan Heights last night. Syrian forces fired bazooka shells and small arms at an Israeli position in the southern Golan. In the northern sector, saboteurs from Syria damaged a compressor unit and two tractors near Ramat Shalom on Mt. Hermon. There were no casualties. In Jerusalem last night the Knesset finance committee decided to issue free gas masks to everyone in Israel. They will be paid for out of a special defense levy amounting to 0.3 percent of income. The levy will be collected by the National Insurance Institute.
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