A soldier was wounded today when guerrillas fired bazookas at an Israeli patrol near Biranit in Upper Galilee close to the Lebanese border. Israeli security officials disclosed today that a senior commander of guerrilla forces in the Gaza Strip was captured a month ago. He was identified as Salem Husein Zrayei who escaped from the Strip several months ago when Israeli forces rounded up many of his subordinates. He was captured as he was returning to the Gaza Strip from Lebanon by boat. The prisoner is considered responsible for many acts of sabotage in the Gaza Strip.
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