Jordanian troops opened fire this afternoon against an Israeli patrol in the northwest corner of the Israeli enclave atop Mount Scopus, and the Israelis returned the fire.
United Nations military observers in the sector immediately started negotiating a cease-fire between the two sides, and succeeded in bringing the shootings to halt after 15 minutes. An Israeli Army spokesman said that there were no casualties on Israel’s side, adding that “the patrol completed its mission.”
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