One Israeli border patrolman and three members of a four-man group of El Fatah infiltrators were killed in a brief but fierce encounter near the Lebanese border today. The fourth Arab infiltrator was wounded and captured.
The clash occurred when the border patrol intercepted the group of armed infiltrators, apparently crossing into Israel for intelligence-seeking purposes. The fight took place southwest of Ramat Naftali, in the upper Galilee, in northern Israel.
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.
