Premier Levi Eshkol told a special session of Parliament tonight that Israel had complete supremacy in the air war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan and that Israeli land forces were “proceeding according to plan.”
The Premier also declared that Israel’s military forces were strong enough to “frustrate the schemes of the aggressor.” He said Israel sought peace but “to protect the peace, we have built a mighty military arm equipped with top quality modern weapons.” He warned that the distinction between front and rear might become blurred in the coming days of armed struggle and that “cruel and bloody campaigns” might be coming. He said that in the present crisis, the entire nation was an army and all of Israel was the front line.
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