Terrorist activities increased this weekend in the Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip. In one of these terrorist attacks a Syrian regular soldier was captured by an Israeli patrol. Early this morning a number of bazooka shells were fired from the Syrian line on an Israeli position in the Golan Heights. A United Nations observers position on the Heights was hit last night by mortar shells. During the afternoon shots were fired at an Israeli patrol at the Boukaata region in the southern area of the Heights and shells exploded near the Ramat settlement in the upper Golan region. There were no Israeli casualties in any of these incidents. A woman officer of the Israeli Army was hospitalized today for wounds she sustained when shots were fired at an Army vehicle from an orange grove on the outskirts of Gaza. A search was carried out for the terrorists. Increasing sabotage in the Gaza Strip was the subject of discussion today between Chief of Staff Gen. Haim Bar-Lev and officers of the Gaza Strip command. Gen. Bar-Lev was accompanied by Gen. Aric Sharon, commander of the Southern Region.
A three-year-old Arab girl from Lebanon, identified as Tissan, was returned today. The youngster strayed across the border into Israel while picking flowers and was found by Israeli soldiers. She spent the night at Rosh Hanikra kibbutz near the border and was sent home today with new clothes and gifts from soldiers and kibbutz members. She was handed over to Lebanese authorities with “full ceremonies” at the border post, under the supervision of the Red Cross. Early yesterday afternoon a group of terrorists opened fire on an Israeli position in the Golan Heights and Israelis returned the fire. Three terrorists were killed and one was captured. In two incidents on Friday and Saturday, six Arab saboteurs were killed and another injured and captured. The captured Arab turned out to be a soldier of the Syrian Army. The Syrians were notified of his capture through the Red Cross office.
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