Direct military supplies from the Soviet Union have begun reaching terrorist units in the Middle East, according to the latest issue of the Beirut weekly Kol Shai. Until now, the USSR has been selling arms only to Arab states–mainly Syria and Iraq–which would pass them on to Palestinian units.
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