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 * Cycles of raids and reprisals on the borders: Israel's and Arab nation's role.**

Palestinian refugees from Jordan, Syria and Gaza Strip continually raided the Israeli borders after the cessation of 1949. The Armistice agreement brought about the Mixed Armistice Commission mixed equally with Jews and Arabs to sort out the problem. The violence was initially controlled by the governments but eventually grew out of hand which caused cycles of raids and reprisals.

**Jewish responsibility:** The Jewish state launched three large and organized raids on Jordanian villages at Nahhalin, Qibya and Qalqilya in response to Arab terrorism of the borders. These were organized attacks with the military “Unit 101” and they were condemned for the actions by the UN. the Jewish State also took advantage of the freedom and sovereignty of the demilitarized zones and drained Lake Huleh against the Arab will. They also overtook the zones. At lake Tiberias, tension arose due to the Jewish patrolling of this lake with war boats in order to prevent Syrian fishing. They attacked a Syrian gun position and nearby zones in response to the death of multiple Jewish fishermen.

**Arab reeponsibility:** On the Egyptian borders, Israeli roads were mined and pipelines and bridges were blown up. Arabs killed Israeli civilians and raided deep into Israeli land. In response to an Israeli raid of an Egyptian camp in Gaza, Nasser created the Fedayeen which was a commando force of Arab civilians whose objective was to commit acts of sabotage, spying and murder against the Jewish state.