ISRAEL: ISRAELI HOMEGUARD EXERCISE IN RED SEA PORT OF EILAT.

Record ID: 399484

  • Title: ISRAEL: ISRAELI HOMEGUARD EXERCISE IN RED SEA PORT OF EILAT.
  • Date: 21st March 1969
  • Summary: 1. GV AREA. 0.03 2. SV WARDEN WITH WALKIE-TALKIE. 0.06 3. SV WARDEN STOPPING TRAFFIC. 0.08 4. LV PEOPLE RUNNING FOR SHELTER. (2 SHOTS) 0.19 5. LV SMOKE AND EXPLOSION. 0.22 6. LV SMOKE BEHIND HOUSES. 0.27 7. CU PAN AMBULANCE PAST. 0.30 8. LV CAR BURNING. 0.33 9. SV WARDEN PAN TO FLAMES. 0.40 10. LV PLANE
  • Embargoed: 5th April 1969 13:00
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  • Location: EILAT, ISRAEL
  • Country: Israel
  • Reuters ID: LVAB4ZXK5VKWB0ERU1PK3OV3FGRK
  • Story Text: RESIDENTS WERE CLEARED FROM THE STREETS OF EILAT, ISRAEL'S MOST SOUTHERN PORT YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) FOR THE TOWN'S FIRST MAJOR CIVIL DEFENCE MANOEUVRES. THE TOWN, ONLY ONE AND A HALF MILES ACROSS THE GULF OF AQABA FROM JORDANIAN GUN EMPLACEMENTS, IS VULNERABLE TO ROCKET AND ARTILLERY ATTACKS.

    LAST NOVEMBER THE TOWN'S 17 THOUSAND INHABITANTS CAME UNDER JORDANIAN ROCKET ATTACK. THE DESERT OF ARAVA, SURROUNDING THE TOWN, HAS ALSO BEEN THE SCENE OF A NUMBER OF RECENT ARAB TERRORIST ATTACKS, ON SETTLEMENTS ESTABLISHED ALONG THE BORDER.

    TOWN OFFICIALS ARE NOW STEPPING UP PREPARATIONS TO HELP CITIZENS COPE WITH ANY EVENTUALITY.

    YESTERDAY'S EXERCISE WAS THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE MANOEUVRE INVOLVING THE CIVILIAN POPULATION AND ALL BRANCHES OF THE CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS. IT WAS SUPERVISED BY ISRAELI ARMY OFFICERS.
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