One Israeli policeman was killed, two were seriously wounded and three were slightly injured when an Israeli patrol boat on Lake Kinneret was fired upon by Syrian troops today, a military spokesman announced here.
The spokesman revealed that the incident had been submitted to the Israel-Syrian Mixed Armistice Commission by Israel. He said that gunfire and mortar shells were directed at the vessel from Syrian positions on the eastern bank of the lake.
One Israeli policeman was wounded in Jerusalem today when Arab Legionnaires on the walls of the Old City began indiscriminate firing into the main street of the New City. A ceasefire was ordered by UN observers in the area, who walked up and down between the opposing lines instructing both sides.
Meanwhile, the Israel-Jordan Mixed Armistice Committee–which Israel is boy-cotting–has condemned Israel for an incident in which four Arab Legionnaires were killed and one Israeli soldier was wounded and captured by the Jordanians.
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