Israel Air Force jets attacked Egyptian military targets in the Suez Canal zone for two hours this afternoon and returned safely to their bases. An Israeli officer, 2nd Lt. Yair Shapiro. 21, of Haifa, died today of wounds he received during an exchange of fire between Israeli and Egyptian forces across the canal last week. An Israeli soldier was wounded in a Golan Heights clash yesterday in which one Syrian soldier was killed and a second Syrian wounded. The encounter took place near Kuneitra and was fought at close range with rifles, submachine guns and hand grenades. Both Syrians were corporals who were apparently on a reconnaissance mission into Israel-occupied territory. They carried firearms, field glasses and food.
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