Show Raiders Blast Bridge 1 En in n Lebanon Attack Reports Conflict on Jewish Grab Of Important Jerusalem Areas Areas' r. r LAKE LAIE SUCCESS Ma May 17 UP P IF Russia joined with the United States Monday in a dem demand nd for firm United d Nations action to stop the war in Palestine Soviet So Delegate Andrei Gromyko told the security council it should act immediately I on a U. U S. S proposal calling for a cessation of fighting within 36 hours TEL AVIV State of Israel 17 INS May INS NS commandos commandos com corn mandos went on the offensive in Lebanon Monday and delayed Jerusalem reports said that virtually all the Holy City now is held by Jewish forces From Amman Trans Trans- Trans Jordan ordan however the United Press reported that Jews within the old walled wane city of Jerusalem ha have e surrendered to Arab forces The U. U P. P gave as authority for the report the Belgian consul at Jerusalem Jerusalem Jerusalem Jeru Jeru- salem who is in Amman with a a. United Nations truce commis commis- sion zion The troops raiding 10 miles mUM into Lebanon in m their first penetration of any Arab state territory territory territory ter ter- ter- ter blew up a strategic bridge and then withdrew back over the border Tel Av Aviv v was subjected to a new Arab air attack its since proclamation of the new new Jewish state Friday The J Jerusalem reports the first direct word from the thc Holy City in several days said that Jewish forces went i into to action Friday morning within minutes of ot the British evacuation and swiftly took over the former held British-held positions Wove Move Against Arabs The Jewish troops were said to toha ha have ve moved then against Arab- Arab held sections to guard against a a. possible drive by invading Arab armies and to isolate the old walled city and Arab guerilla headquarters inside Jerusalem Arab shells w were re reported to have fallen Sunday in the heart of J Jerusalem erus em despite continued truce efforts efforts- by the International Red Cross and the United Nations consular truce commission h Th The commission sf n 1 is made Up tip of at t United States French and Belgian Jerusalem representatives r The Thel Egyptian Egypti n. n government In Cairo anti anticipating g an early end endt t to the embargo on on arms shipments to Palestine announced that the wat waters rs lapping the Holy Land now are aie dangerous to all shipping This indicated that mine-laying mine operations may have begun In addition addition addition ad ad- to patrol operations by the Egyptian navy The newly formed Tel Aviv broadcasting station Voice of Is Israel Israel Israel Is- Is rael warned Egypt and other states now invading Palestine that their cities will be subjected to aerial bombardment A broadcast In Arabic Arab c said Air attacks on Arab cities clUes will come A A. A said that the commandoes blew lew up an important bridge on the river west of on the road leading into northern Palestin Pales Pales- tin tine The said that destruction lion tion of the bridge forced the re retreat retreat re- re treat of ot a Lebanese invasion c col column column col- col lumn l- l toward Palestine All the commandoes were said to have returned re returned returned re- re re- re turned safely Suffer Two Bombings The announcement cheered Inhabitants Inhabitants Inhabitants In In- habitants of Tel Aviv Israels Israel's principal city which suffered two Arab air raids Monday morning It marked the dOth air assault suffered by Tel Aviv during the past three days said that it its troops captured cap- cap tuned the police fortress of Nebi Yushe on the Lebanese frontier On the Syrian frontier reported that three Arab armored See Sec Page 2 Column ColumnS S t 1 It ki- ki 1 amascus 1 Mediterranean LEBANON I Tyro O S SYRIA j Sea Scoot of T Sa I ad PALESTINE P L AVIV TEL Amman Y Jericho cho QI f fr r j Jerusalem 1 f Bethlehem V-Bethlehem B h 1 Giza 4 D Dad d Hebron S a. a j Beer she b i S. S El Keak e Et TRANS TRANS- f fJORDAN El JORDAN A Maan EGYPT t tU U El I t I Io o 0 25 l STATUTE A TUTE MilES I Arabs Jews Claim Palestine Successes Map lap locates successes claimed b by Palestine Jews and Arabs Israel arm army reports destruction of bridge at Lebanon A Arabs allegedly seized Rutenberg power station B and Arab volunteers claim capture capture capture cap cap- ture of L Lydda airport C Eg Egypt pt arm army 30 80 miles from Tel Aviv lv D I PALESTINE WAR Continued from Page 1 I cars were put out of action In Sundays Sunday's fighting at just I south of the Sea of Galilee I Another two were reported I blasted in fighting at the settlement settlement settle settle-I ment of Gesher not far away C Cairo reports that at that Egyptian Egyptian tian ban r mechanized columns have havel swept up the co coastal stal road from Gaza to within 27 miles of Tel Aviv Report Air Action Damascus reports indicated d that Syria and Iraq have also hurled their air forces into action against the Jewish state The E E Egyptian g gyp y p t i a n government warned big powers that Palestine waters are now dangerous to foreign ships The first raid was carried out by two planes which dropped six bombs bomb apparently intended for the Tel Aviv port area A second attack attack at at- attack tack was made a few hours later Antiaircraft fire from the city's defenses appeared to be weak and incapable of halting the attacks Eight previous raids by Egyptian Egyptian Egyptian tian planes resulted in the death of six Jews The Zionists were re reported reported reported re- re ported marshalling t the their h e i r air strength for possible retaliation Engage Arab Armies Simultaneously in a land rand campaign campaign cam cam- the forces of the infant republic republic re re- re- re public engaged armies of three Arab states Lates in battle The The actual number of planes and pilots available to the Jewish states state's army is unknown But Foreign Moshe Sher- Sher tok declared We hope very much we shall be able to meet the enemy in the air Cairo dispatches said that the thc Egyptian government fearful of Jewish bombing of Cairo In retaliation retaliation retaliation retal retal- for raids on Tel Aviv is speeding raid air-raid defenses Two Egyptian planes have been brought down by Tel Aviv's antiaircraft antiaircraft antiaircraft anti anti- aircraft defenses thus far The pilot of one was taken prisoner Meanwhile Israel applied for admission to the the- United Nations and sent diplomatic representatives tives to leading countries Named President Dr Chaim elder cider statesman of Israel was named president of the provisional gov gov- Now In New York Dr Weiz Weiz- m man n 73 73 was reported too ill to be told of his election The nature of his illness was not disclosed forces were locked in battle with Egyptian forces Inthe Inthe in inthe the south and with the armies of Syria and Lebanon in the north At the same time was battling the thc Jordan Arab legion in a series of ot individual ac ac- ac- ac official announcements announcements announcements announce announce- ments claimed that Jewish forces have been victorious In the engagements engagements engagements en en- thus far One said that 30 Egyptians were killed and anda a quantity of arms captured in an engagement near the settlement of Nir Am about 23 miles from the Egyptian border Report port Killed Another announcement said that some Syrians and Lebanese have been killed in a battle near Israels Israel's northern border Heavy fighting was taking place in Jerusalem where Arab reinforcements challenged Jewish supremacy The Arabs were reported shellIng shelling shelling shell shell- ing the walled city with artillery and taking the offensive in the Sheikh Jarrah district seized by Jews even en before the British laid down the mandate To meet the new Arab rab drive intensified its efforts to open the Tel Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road along which supplies for the Holy Ci City y must pass The former Underground underground underground un un- Leumi now fighting alongside was reported attacking the Arab town of oC Ramleh about 15 miles southe southeast southeast south south- e east t of the vital highway ll I |