Syrian shells rained down on the Druze village of Harfa today, killing one inhabitant, the second to die there since Saturday as a result of Syrian bombardments. The village of 800 is located in the northern section of the Golan Heights enclave captured by Israel in the Yom Kippur War. Today was the 15th consecutive day of shooting on the Syrian front.
Syrian gunners opened fire this morning with artillery and tanks at Israeli positions in the enclave. There were no casualties and no Israeli return fire at first. But the Syrian shelling was resumed on a more intensive scale in the early afternoon employing artillery, tank guns, and Soviet-built “Sager” anti-tank missiles. Israeli forces returned the fire with long-range artillery and tank guns. Golan Heights settlers were confined to their shelters today from II a.m.-5 p.m. During yesterday’s fire exchanges, an American made “Tau” anti-tank missile scored a direct hit on a Syrian tank, a military spokesman reported.
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