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Dayan Tells Knesset Lebanon Warned About Increased Mining, Sabotage Incidents

February 6, 1969
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Defense Minister Moshe Dayan told the Knesset (Parliament) yesterday Israel has warned Lebanon about an increase of mining and sabotage incidents during the last six months by terrorists operating from its territory. Gen. Dayan disclosed that Israeli civilians suffered far heavier casualties than Israeli soldiers in 1968 from incursions or bombardment by terrorists based in Jordan. He said 38 civilians and 11 soldiers were killed and 248 civilians and 62 soldiers were wounded.

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