Mideast situation – UNTSO supplemental information – SecGen report

Supplemental information

The following report on firing in the Israel-Syria sector on 27 January 1971 was received on 28 January from the Chief of Staff of UNTSO, Major-General Ensio Siilasvuo:-

"OP1/ reports:
(a) OP One.  Between 0656 2/ and 0659 sporadic mortar fire by Israel forces.
(b) OP Six.  At 0940 machine-gun fire, which ceased immediately, by Israel forces.
(c) OP Two.  Between 1027 and 1029 and between 1229 and 1233 sporadic machine-gun fire by Israel forces.
(d) OP Yoke.At 1244 sporadic rocket and machine-gun fire by unidentified party (United Nations Military Observers could not identify firing party) and at 1245 sporadic tank, mortar and machine-gun fire by Israel forces.  Fire ceased by unidentified party at 1248 and by Israel forces at 1330  Between 1330 and 1332 mortar fire by Israel forces."
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1/  The locations of the Observation Posts established by UNTSO in the Israel-Syria sector are given in document S/7930/Add.222, para. 2.
2/  All times GMT.


Document symbol: S/7930/Add.1066
Document Type: Report, Supplement
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Security Council, United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF I)
Subject: Armed conflict, Peacekeeping
Publication Date: 28/01/1971
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