ISRAEL: SYRIAN BORDER AREA REMAINS TENSE AFTER DAY OF FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAELI AND SYRIAN FORCES.

Record ID: 276802

  • Title: ISRAEL: SYRIAN BORDER AREA REMAINS TENSE AFTER DAY OF FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAELI AND SYRIAN FORCES.
  • Date: 1st November 1972
  • Summary: 1. GVs Military restricted area and signs saying so (2 shots) 0.08 2. GV & MV Soldiers in tank and pillbox (7 shots) 0.29 3. GV & SV Patrol passing building and over field (3 shots) 0.48 4. MV & SV TRAVEL SHOTS FROM Armoured vehicle (5 shots) 1.14 Initials BB/2311 RW/DW/BB/0054 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserve
  • Embargoed: 16th November 1972 12:00
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  • Location: ISRAELI-SYRIAN BORDER AREA
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  • Country: Israel Syria
  • Reuters ID: LVAE50GC3DWR7E2W6P0EJXG0CLOL
  • Story Text: Tension remained high in the Golan Heights on Tuesday and Wednesday (31 October and I November) after a day of fighting between Israeli and Syrian forces.

    An exchange of air and artillery strikes came against a background of Israeli anger over the release by West Germany of three guerrillas being hold over the murder of eleven Israeli athletes in Munich. The West Germans acted in compliance with demands by Arab air hijackers.

    The Israeli Air Force attacked four Palestinian commando bases not far from the Syrian capital on Monday. The Syrians reacted by shelling Israeli positions on the Golan Heights. This led to further Israeli air strikes.

    On Tuesday the front was quiet, but correspondents said the atmosphere was tense, with incessant Israeli military activity in the central Golan area.
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