Jordanian soldiers attacked an Israeli police patrol inside the Israeli enclave atop Mount Scopus this evening, wounding one Israeli. The Israeli patrol returned the fire, and the exchange lasted nearly three hours until a cease-fire was arranged by United Nations military observers. The Israeli authorities withheld information about the condition of the wounded man.
Tonight’s altercation between Israel and Jordan was the second in 48 hours. Friday, the Jordanians fired at an Israeli patrol in the Mount Zion area, and the Israelis there also returned the fire. Friday’s exchange ended after an hour, following a cease-fire agreement achieved by the U. N. observers on the scene.
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