Another clash took place between Syria and Israel last night, when Syrian gun posts near the border opened fire against a group of Israeli workers in the Ashmora sector in Galilee. The Syrians used automatic weapons. Israeli forces returned the fire, and noted that some Syrian fields were ablaze after they had entered the fray. There were no casualties on the Israeli side.
The shooting exchange lasted an hour, until military observers representing the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization managed to effect a cease-fire. Israel entered a sharp complaint against the incident immediately with the Israeli-Syrian Mixed Armistice Commission.
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