Deputy Defense Minister Shimon Peres warned here today that the presence of Iraqi units on Israel’s border not only confronts Israel with a new security problem but also with a legal one since Iraq has no armistice agreement with Israel. Iraq and Syria recently announced unification of all their armed forces.
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