Palestine Warfare Likely to Resume

Grey River Argus, 17 December 1948, Page 5

Palestine Warfare Likely to Resume

LONDON, Dec. 15. The presidents of the four Arab Southern Palestine municipalities— Gaza, Majdal Khan, Yunis and Beer-sheba-called on all Arab countries to either resume immediately their “military operations to liberate Palestine” or to “agree together on an immediate settlement” of the Holy Land dispute, leaving it to the Palestinians to choose their own Government. . , . . A military spokesman in Tel Aviv said the Israeli command had issued orders to all commanders to halt all truce talks, says the British United Press correspondent. The spokesman said: “We are ready to discuss an armistice and peace, but not a m The ll Air Ministry announced in London that it believed a R.A.I. Mosauito of the Mediterranean and Middle East Command, which has been reported missing, has boon shot down by an Israeli! fighter. The matter is being taken up with the United Nations mediator. Israel Still Tying up U.N.O. PARIS, Dec. 16. The United Nations Security Couni cil adopted a French proposal . /defer voting on Israel’s membership application until Friday. The vote followed a bitter on Israel’s application for rnernneiship by Faris- el Khoury 'Syi. ,’ who called the Jewish soldiers g The Ste United States and Russian delegates said they favoured immediate action, but agreed to a short i delay. I A stormy session is expected on I December 17, as Sir Alexander Cadogan (Britain) told the council he was going to present another resolution asking for an indefinite postponement of action on Israel’s application.