Two Israeli vessels with 15 members of the Navy aboard were today listed missing after a storm. The vessels, which went adrift at the height of the gale, are the object of a widespread hunt by Israel naval and air force units.
Meanwhile, the Lebanese delegation to the Mixed Armistice Commission reported that one boat and eight men drifted into Lebanese waters and was interned last Monday. The men will be released shortly. No news has yet been received of the second vessel.
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