CANAL CLASH
39 Civilians Killed (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) CAIRO, July 9. The worst Egyptian-Israeli battle across the Suez Canal fo- four months resulted in 39 Egyptian civilians being killed and 25 houses destroyed yesterday, according to a Cairo military spokesman.
Five Isreli tanks were destroyed and a large number of Israelis killed or wounded in three duels lasting 75 minutes, the spokesman added.
The clash was the worst since an Egyptian attempt four months ago to begin a canal clearance survey. The Cairo spokesman said the major Egyptian losses were in the thickly-populated Al-Arabaeen area, to which, he said, the Israelis directed their artillery fire for no known reason.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31727, 10 July 1968, Page 13
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