Original sentence: According to David Tal, the raid was the first of Israel's many reprisal raids against Jordan that was against a military target.On March 28, 1954, an Israeli raid on an Arab legion base  in Nahalin killed five national guards, three legionnaires and one woman, and the wounding of eighteen civilians including men, women and children".The raid was stated to be in retaliation for a massacre of 11 Israelis at Maaleh Akrabim  The raid led to a serious escalation of tension between Israel and Egypt including artillery exchanges
Edited sentence: According to David Tal, the raid was directed against an Arab Legion camp at Nahalin and was the first of Israel's many reprisal raids against Jordan that was against a military target.Jordan reported the casualties as "five national guards, three legionnaires and one woman and the wounding of eighteen civilians including men, women and children".On March 28, 1954, an Israeli raid on Nahalin killed 9 people and wounded 18.The raid led to a serious escalation of tension between Israel and Egypt including artillery exchanges.The raid was stated to be in retaliation for a massacre of 11 Israelis at Maaleh Akravim, though Israel had evidence that the infiltrators had come from Gaza