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Fo#371/121771 V r * (l031/Sub/56) BRITISH EMBASSY, RESTRICTED TEL AVIV. January 2, 1956. Dear Department, We are giving "below our usual weekly list of border incidents. We are copying this letter to the customary recipients. Incidents reported by the Army Spokesman Dec. 28 Kisufim Two Egyptian shepherds and their flocks were encoun- Gaza Strip tered by an Israeli Army patrol north of the settlement. When they refused to halt the patrol opened fire and the shepherds and their flocks fled across the D.L. into the Gaza Strip. Dec. 29 Be' eri An Egyptian force penetrated into Israeli territory Gaza Strip and took up positions on a hill near the settlement. At approx. 0215 hrs. an Israeli Army patrol opened fire and an exchange of fire bjegan, during vrtiich the Egyptians used L.M.G.s and light mortars. Eventually the Egyptians withdrew over the D.L. There were no Israeli casualties. Dec. 50 Kisufim Egyptian positions opened rifle and machine gun fire Gaza Strip on an Israeli unit patrolling the D.L. near the settlement. The patrol returned the fire and con- tinued on its way. Shortly afterwards the Egyptians opened fire on the patrol with 81 mm. mortar and a.tk jJStns. The exchange continued for about two hours. There were no Israeli casualties. Jan3r»l. Nitzana An Egyptian position directed automatic fire on an D.Z., Israeli military vehicle travelling within Israeli Egyptian territory in the area. Fire was returned and the "border vehicle continued on its way with no casualties. Jan. 1. Ein An Israeli patrol met Egyptian forces which had crossed Hashlosha into Israeli territory. The Egyptians were supported by automatic and mortar fire from Egyptian positions across the D.L. The exchange of fire lasted for several minutes and the Egyptian force fled. There were no Israeli casualties. Incidents reported unofficially by the Press Dec. 30 nr. Sde Two eivilian passengers in a jeep were killed and Boker, Negev the civilian driver wounded, in the afternoon when their vehicle was attacked by marauders on the Beersheba - Eilat road near the settlement. A gang of six or seven marauders, dressed in black, opened fire with rifles and automatic weapons. Tracks led to the Jordan border near Ein Hafira. UN observers accompanied by Israeli trackers. Jordan trackers are tfco continue following the tracks on their side. Yours ever, CHANCERY, Levant Department, Foreign Office, London, S.W. 1. I 1 2 cms PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE ins 1 1 I 2 Ret>..- Fo 33?/J.21T7f &545* Pies se note that this copy is supplied subject to the Public Record Office's terms and conditions and that your use of it may be subject to copyright restrictions. Further information is given in the enclosed Terms and Conditions of supply of Public Records' leaflet British Embassy, Tel Aviv, RESTRICTED January 9, 1956. Dear Department, We .give below our weekly list of border incidents, from which you will see that there has been Increased activity along the Israel-Egypt border. Particular prominence has been given in the press to the clashes on January 6 and 8 during which U alleged Egyptian spies were killed and one captured, The_ fallowing, incidents were_reported by the Array Spokesmai January 2 Two Egyptian Vampire jets flew over Israeli territory Tseellm in the morning» After circling over the area the Negev planes turned Southwards towards the international frontier. January.2 In the morning and again in the afternoon machine gun Kisufim fire was opened from Egyptian positions on an Israeli Gaza Strip Army unit in the area. In the first incident fire was not returned* In the second incident fire was returned There were no Israeli casualties* January 2 An Egyptian plane in the afternoon crossed 'into Israeli Gaza Strip air space and for several minutes flew over border settlements. January 3 In the evening an Egyptian position directed automatic Kisufim fire at an Israeli patrol near the settlement* Fire was Gaza Strip not returned and the patrol suffered no casualties. January J+ Two Egyptian planes crossed the border Into Israeli Nitzana air space and flew over the demilitarised zone and the Demilitarized Ketsiet settlement. They were over the area shortly Zone* Egyptian after 09.00 hrs. and continued in a northerly direction Border. over Ketsiet before flying back across the border* January k An Egyptian position in the morning directed automatic Be'eri fire at an Israeli patrol in the area, Fire was not Gaza Strip returned and the patrol suffered no casualties. January 5 A Syrian Army position about noon opened fire at an Shear Yashuv Israeli flock and shepherd of the settlement. Syrian Border January 6 Two armed Egyptian spies were killed and a third cap- North of tured by Israeli police in the afternoon, A guard Ashkelon noticed a stranger in his orange grove, Y/hen challenged Gaza Strip the stranger swung round and pointed a rifle at the guard who, however, managed to escape end reported to the Ashkelon Police. A search by the police found three men hiding in some trees. When the police approached the men opened fire. The casualties were inflicted in the subsequent exchange. The captured, man admitted they had been sent from the Gaza Strip to spy in Israel arid to report the movement of army vehicles. anuary LEVANT DEPARTMENT, FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.I. 1 2 cms PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE ins I 1 I 2 ** To 3?l/f.2177f 8*455* Please note that this copy is supplied subject to the Public Record Office's terms and conditions and that your use of it may be subject to copyright restrictions. Further information is given in the enclosed Terms and Conditions of supply of Public Records' leaflet - 2 January 6 Automatic fire from an Egyptian position was opened in Nitzana the morning at an Israeli patrol moving 800 metres Demilitarized N.E. of the Egyptian position, in Israeli territory* Zone. The patrol returned the fire and the exchange lasted for about half an hour. There were no Israeli casualties. January 6 At approximately 10.30 hrs. an Israeli weapons carrier 'Nitzana struck a mine in a wadi near Bef erotayirn. The front Demilitarized part of- the vehicle was damaged. There were no Zone, Egyptian casualties. Border. January 8 An Israeli Army patrol at about noon found tracks of Erey two men leading towards the G-aza Strip and followed Gaza Strip them. The trades led to two men who opened fire when the patrol approached. The patrol returned the fire and both men were killed* Reports of movements of road traffic were found- on them. January 8 Two Egyptian Vampire jet plance crossed into Israeli South of territory at about 09.30 hrs. about, 10 km. South of Be'^r sheba the town. Egyptian Border January 8 An Egyptian Dakota aircraft flew over the town at a Eilat height of 5>000 ft. at about noon. •Egyptian Border The following; incidents were reported by the press unofficially January 2 Infiltrators, whose tracks led over the Jordan border, Beit Hever stole 15 water cocks from the settlement at ni£ht. Lydda area Jordan Border January 8 An Egyptian position directed automatic fire at an Be'erstayim Israeli patrol inside Israeli territory, near the ]>Titzana settlement. No fire was returned. There were no Demilitarized casualties. Zone, Egyptian Border* We are sending copies of this letter to Amman, Damascus, Cairo, Beirut, Jerusalem. Yours ever, CHANCERY Record Office's terms and conditions^nd that your of Public Records' leaflet British Embassy, Tel Aviv. RESTRICTED C January 16, 1956, !031/Sub/55 Dear Department, We are giving below our regular weekly list of border incidents. We are copying this letter to the usual recipients, Incidents reported officially by the Army Spokesman:- January 9 Two Egyptian jet planes invaded Israeli air space in Coastal area the morning and flew over the coastal area* January 9 In the afternoon rifle fire was opened on an Israeli Mefalsim patrol north of the settlement. The patrol returned Gaza Strip the fire. There were no Israeli casualties. January 10 An Egyptian position opened automatic fire on an Israeli Nahal Oz police vehicle near the settlement. Fire was not returned G-aza Strip and there were no Israeli casualties* i'iring started at 12.30 p.m. and lasted for ten minutes. January 11 An Egyptian position opened fire, at 12.15 p.m., with Nitzana automatic weapons at an Israeli patrol travelling along Demilitarized the border in the D/Z» The patrol replied with heavy Zone, Egyptian fire and the exchange lasted for about 20 minutes. The Border. patrol continued on its way without casualties. January 11 An Egyptian position directed rifle fire at an ^sraeli Erez patrol travelling along the D/L near the settlement, Gaza Strip Pire was not returned and the patrol continued an its way. Half an hour later the Egyptian position again fired at the patrol, which returned the fire, the exchange lasting for about 10 minutes. January 12 An Egyptian position opened fire, in the afternoon, on Nitzana D/Z an Israeli plane flying over Israeli territory in the Egyptian Border demilitarized zone. The plane was not hit. January 12 An Egyptian position opened rifle and automatic fire Kisuf im Area at an Israeli patrol. The patrol suffered no Gaza Strip casualties and did not return the fire. January 13 An Israeli patrol in Israel territory near Be'eri in Be'eri the Western Negev was fired on. It did not return Gaza Strip the fire and there were no casualties, January 14 Jordan infiltrators, in Israel territory, about 1 p.m., Beit Govrin opened fire from a range of about 200 metres, on a Jordan Border group of hikers.
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