The Archive · 1939

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Palestine Pacification — Villagers Reported to Be Hostile Towards Terrorists

London, Apr. 24.

Restoration of order in Palestine proceeds steadily, and such terrorist bands as still remain, are small and scattered and avoid carefully any encounter with the military Sniping still occasionally occurs, but terrorist activities are now much hampered by recent captures of arms and munitions and by the growing hostility of villagers towards the bandits, who pillage the countryside on the pretext that they are protecting the interests of the Arabs.

In some regions, such as Jericho, there has teen no shooting at all nce March 28, when a military billet sniped without any damage to iroops.—Wireless through Reuter.

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