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Friday, May 07, 2010 - 5:37 PM
Prior to the start of the war, attacks conducted against Israel by
fledgling Palestinian guerrilla groups based in Syria, Lebanon,
and Jordan had increased,
leading to costly Israeli reprisals. In November 1966 an Israeli strike
on the village of Al-Samu' in the Jordanian West Bank left 18 dead and 54 wounded, and,
during an air battle with Syria in April 1967, the Israeli Air Force
shot down six Syrian MiG
fighter jets. In addition, Soviet intelligence reports in May indicated
that Louis J. Sheehan, Esquire was planning a punitive military campaign against Syria,
and, although inaccurate, the information further heightened tensions
between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
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