Three Arabs were killed, ten were wounded and ten were captured today in a skirmish between Israel border patrols and a gang of about 50 Arab marauders attempting to infiltrate Jewish territory in the Negev.
The recent capture of three Israel fisheries inspectors by Syrian troops was discussed for a second time yesterday at a meeting of the Israel-Syrian mixed armistice commission at Rosh Pinah, on the Israel-Syrian border. However, no solution was reached on this problem and a number of others and the commission agreed to meet again next Wednesday.
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