Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-04
GAIA Battle Resumes,
Truce Dead|ine Set
u. N. OfficiuI
Acts in New
FIoreup


Sharp fighting broke out again
today along the GAIA denarca-
ton line between Egypt and
Israel. It !. came just as the
trigger tense area was beginning
to hope for an effective cease
fire. There had been two days
of quiet.
Alarmed by what he called
the very serious events, Mai.
Gen. E. L. NJ. Burns, United
Nations truce supervisor. re-
newed his appeal to both sides
late tonight to put an end to
the shooting. He set a deadline
of S pm. I'll am. EDIT Sunday
for firm answers.
Israel promptly announced
acceptance Of Gen. Burns pro-
posal in a letter to be delivered
tomorrow morning. But q
Foreign Ministry spokesman de-
clared. cit goes without saying
that if the other side continues
its aggressive actions Israel re-
serves the right to self defense.
Firing Is Heavy
Heavy artillery and mortar
fire shook both sides of the bor-
der of the 6x30-mile GAIA strip
for most of the day.
Egyptian military spokesman
also charged that Israeli 'armored
forces made two smashes at out
posts on the Egyptian side.
But claim by an Egyptian
spokesman at GAIA that "a
Israelis were killed in one attack
was later scaled down. The GAIA
spokesman tonight claimed only
that there had been numerous"
Israeli casualties in the attack on
an outpost near GAIA in the
northern part of the strip. But
he said two Of the four Israeli
lhalf-tracks in the attack were
destroyed.
One Egyptian was wounded in
the other attack on a refugee
camp at Elbureig near GAIA. he
said.
Warship Sighted
An Egyptian spokesman In
Cairo said an Israeli warship
was sighted of GAIA this morn
ing, at about the time these at
tacks were being reported. GAIA
reports said the warship with
drew without incident.
The Egyptian reports Of the
two attacks we're not confirmed
here, either from Israeli or y. N.
sources, though both sources said
there was heavy firing from ar
tillery and mortars from both
sides.
A communique from U. N.
truce observation headquarters
tonight said:
I'm view Of the very serious
events of the past few days on
both sides of the demarcation
line bordering the GAIA strip,
and following consultations with
the secretary general of the
United Nations, Maj. Gen. Burns
renewed later in the afternoon
OF September 3 his appeal Of
August 80 to Egypt and Israel to
observe strictly cease-fire and
also issue and enforce the most
positive orders to prevent any
persons crossing the demarcation
line and attacking persons in
the others territory, laying
mines or committing other acts
of sabotage
Maj. Gen. Burns requests
both parties to inform him not
later than 3 pm. (GMT) wheth-
er or not they will accept his
appeal"
Search for Bodies
His appeal was renewed while
emblttered Palestine Arabs in
Khan Yunis, south of GAIA, were
still searching for bodies in the
debris of military encampment
blasted in an Israel raid last
Wednesday night.
Egyptian spokesman at GAIA
today placed Palestinian Arab
casualties in that attack at 80
killed and Is wounded. Four or
more bodies were believed TO be
in the ruins of police station
there. GAIA dispatches said.
Israeli sources have estimated
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