MIDDLE EAST SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 26 (AS OF 0630 EDT)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-542-18-35-2
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2013
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: October 12, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL .1NFILLIGENCE AGENCY
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THE MILITARY SITUATION
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1. Fighting has broken out on both fronts this
morning after anther night of little activity.
Initial Israeli comtunigues state:that they intend
to maintain the initiative that they seized during.
yesterday's attacks on the .Golan Heights. The Iraqi
Embassy in Damascus reported yesterday that the sit-
uation In the Golan ,Heights was tense adn that the
Syrians had ben forced to withdraw and reorganize.
2. In the Sinai, several artillery exchanges
have been reported OinCe dawn. There are no indi-
cations yet, however, that either:the Egyptians or
the Israelis intend on launching-a major offensive
today. Israeli tank troops told visiting newsmen
that their Present aim in the south was to 'contain
the huge Egyptian force concentrated there until
the offensive has been pushed through against Syria.
Israel would then be ready to turn its attention to
advancing the. Suez. front.
SYRIAN rp.oNT
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, 4-7 Aftvir a. relatively quiet- evening, Israeli
forces resumed operations this morning. by launching
.air strikes Against. Syrian ground: positions east of
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the Golan Heights. :An air battle involving several
aircraft from both sides was reported in progress
north of Ounaytirah, Both Syrian:and Israeli mili-
tary spokesmen acknowledged this Morning that ground
fighting had been renewed in the Golan Heights. It
is too early. to determine whether the Israelis intend
to push on toward Qatana, a military center some 12
miles south of Damascus, or to strike- the remaining
Syrian forces in the Golan Heightd.:
THE EGYPTIAN FRONT
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B. Little fighting was repotted along the
southern front last,night, although Israeli aircraft
were flying in the area. The Israelis resumed air
attacks .around Port Said this morning.
6. 'Artillerv exchanges develOped at dawn along
the Suoi Canal, With artillery fire sightings reported
.from Fayid near the.Oreat Bitter Lake north to Port
Said. The semi-official Egyptian:newspaper Al Ahram
said today that tan% battles conti
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Israeli tank troops .told visiting newsmen this
morning that their aim in the south was to contain
the huge Egyptian force concentrated there until the
offensive ha$ boon pu'shed through in the north against
Syria. The Israelis said that they expect a major of-
fensive .against Egypt in the nest .few days.
8. Israeli military spokesme'n claim that two
Egyptian missile vessuls were sunk last night in a naval
engagement near Port Said. 1
9. In A briefing,late last night with the US De-:
Cense Attache, Israeli Chief of Military Intelligence
Zeira said that 4 Egyptian TU-16s fired 8 Kelt air-to-
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standoff' positions over'EgYi.Tt.
Genc..17a1.:Zeira said that no damage was done
Lay une.mIssiies and two of the Kelts were shot down by
AAAguns.
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.10. TheHCairo:pross charges that the Israelis -are
killing innocent civilians in theifighting.?? Al Ahram.
today report's., that. President ? Sadat ha u directed. For-
eign Minister?alZayatto present photographic proof.
to the UN that. Israeli air strikes bn.non7military.
targets in ?Egypt have killed over.100 civilians. Al
Miran adds. that EgyPt is not lodging a complainti but
is merely bringing the Matter to the .? UN's attention
'because 'it intends to rotaliate. ?
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ISRAELI OCCUPIED TERRITORIES ). .
14. Although 'most of the nearly 1.5 million Arabs
under' Israeli"administration verbally stipport the Syrian
and Egyptians, appa ently none have engaged in sabotage,.
nor have the Israelis-imposed:any restrictions on
the movements ofth se Arabs. With the outcome of the
fighting Still unce tain, the Arabs are taking a wait
and see attitude an are ignoring calls by the fedayeen
to rise up in an i urrection.
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