The appointment of Lt. Col. Shaul Ramati as head of all four Israel delegations to the mixed armistice commissions with Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, was announced here today. The post was previously held by Lt. Col. Moshe Dayan, war-time commander of the Jerusalem forces.
Syrian soldiers today opened fire on Jewish hunters in the demilitarized zone near Ein Gev, in northern Israel. No casualties were reported. Israel authorities immediately lodged a formal complaint to the mixed Syrian-Israel armistice commission.
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