A number of mortar shells were fired at Margaliot village in Upper Galilee from Lebanese territory last night without causing casualties or damage. An Israeli Army unit returned the fire. Seven residents of Gaza were injured this morning when a hand grenade was thrown into a queue of workers waiting for a bus in Medina Square. Security officials are investigating the incident. A curfew violator in Gaza was wounded last night when an Israeli patrol opened fire after he ignored orders to halt. A military spokesman reported today that there were 13 fewer border incidents this week than last week. The total was 14 compared to 27. Three incidents occurred on the Jordanian frontier and two on the Syrian line, the same as last week. But there were only two on the Egyptian front compared to three the previous week and three on the Lebanese border compared to last week’s total of six. The biggest drop was in the Gaza Strip where only four incidents were reported compared to 13 the previous week.
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