Evening star., 1948-06-02
By the Asseeiatsd Press

CAIRO, June 2.-Arab nations
informed the United Nations TO-
day that any truce which does
not provide for a unified Pales-
tine has no chance of success.
The detailed reply was an accept
ance of the four-week armistice
asked by the u. NJ, but it left the
time of the cease-flre to be decided.
While the Arabs and Jews debated
the scope Of the truce both accepted
yesterday, gunplay continued in the
Holy Land. Whether Israels state
ment of assumptions" regarding
the four-week armistice and the
Arab nations reply with "explana-
tions" would bring an effective
armistice could not be said.
Truce Violations Charged.
1srael's army headquarters, in Tel
Aviv, which holds that the United
Nations cease-fire order was to be
effective at am. q pm, EDIT, yes
terday), charged the Arabs with five
violations today.
Arab nations said the deadline
was for replies to the U. NJ, rather
than for cessation of shooting
The Israeli Army said the Arabs
violated the cease-fire in shelling
modern Jerusalem throughout the
night, by attacking on both the
northern and southern battle fronts
and by bombing the village of
Hulda, on the central front.
The army announcement, made
at midnnorning, said the Trans
Jordan Arab Legion opened artil-
lery fire on the Jewish quarter of
the New City of Jerusalem last
night from batteries in the Sheik
Jarrah quarter, intensified the she'll
ing at 3 am. and still was firing
at $50 am.
In Jerusalem, the Arab Legion
said it beat off Israeli attacks
against three gates to the Arab
held Old City between / am. and
8 am.
Egypt issues Text.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry
issued the text OF the reply of the
seven Arab countries to the U. MS
plea TO ra four weeks armistice. It
left the time of the cease-fire to be
decided and said:
l. Any solution which does not
maintain Palestine's political unity
will have no chance of success.
2. Continued Jewish immigration
into the Holy Land would consti-
tute the gravest threat to Arab
countries.
3. Arab states should be allow
ed to cooperate with the U. N.
mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte,
and the truce commission to SUI
pervise compliance with conditions
Of the cease-fire.
The Arab reply did not make clear
whether the Arab acceptance of the
armistice is conditional on the Sc
curity Council agreeing with these
explanations"
20 Jews Reported Slain.
The Arab Legion which captured
old walled Jerusalem last week said
900 Jews attacked the Zion, Jaffa
and New Gates of the Old City be-
tween / and 3 am. Arab marks.
men repulsed the attacks and esti-
mated they killed 20 Jews. The
legion commander said a Jewish
plane was heard, but that it stayed
out Of range of antiaircraft guns
Artillery, mortar and automatic
weapons fire sounded through Jeru.
salem after sunup.
AL Assas, a newspaper supporting
the Egyptian government, sale
Egyptian artillery was throwing Is.
pound shells this morning al
Rehovot, II miles southeast of TIE
Aviv. Jewish Army headquarters
also reported the Egyptian attack
An unoficial report reaching Am.
man. Trans-Jordan, said Jewish ar.
mored cars with mortars penetrated
miles into that Arab country early
today and killed eight of a garrison
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