The Soviet Near Eastern service broadcast in Arabic from Moscow that Israel is “endeavoring to hinder the restoration of normal life in the Gaza area and to turn it into a battlefield for further provocations.”
The Moscow broadcast claimed that Israeli forces cross the armistice lines and attack civilians and plunder their possessions. Furthermore, the Moscow radio claimed. Israeli aircraft “continually fly over the Gaza area.”
The broadcast alleged that Israel activities can only be described “as preparations for launching new tyrannical and terroristic activities.” It said Israel’s tactics were “merely a cloak for the maneuvers which are being carried out by the Western powers.”
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