HEAVY FIGHTING IN JERUSALEM
(Rec. 10.10). JERUSALEM, May 2. Heavy fighting broke out between Jews and Arab Legion troops last night in the Jerusalem-Bethlehem area. Mortar and bomb explosions and gunfire were heard all over Jerusalem. Israeli authorities have imposed a black-out, pending an investigation. There has been no official explanation. It is believed that fighting started when Jewish troops began to take possession of a railway line, from which Arabs were supposed to withdraw yesterday, under terms of the armistice agreement. It is reported that they resisted.
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Grey River Argus, 3 May 1949, Page 5
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