More than 200,000 tons of agricultural produce valued at $28.6 million, were exported from the West Bank to Jordan and other Arab countries during 1969, the West Bank military command announced today. The produce was transported over bridges in motor trucks driven by Arab residents of the West Bank. The military command announced also that 2.5 million trees have been planted this year in the Judaea-Samaria districts.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.