Barrel incident (1952)
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The barrel incident was a 1952 incident involving the UN HJK-I-MAC, Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It involved Israel allegedly smuggling weapons through Jordanian territory, violating the General Armistice Agreement by sending soldiers into no-man's land, and taking over the UN MAC headquarters with armed force.[1][2][3][4]
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Barrel incident | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Jordan | Israel | ||||||
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Major General Bennett L. de Ridder Commandant Delseries Lieutenant General William E. Riley | Lieutenant Colonel Ramati | ||||||
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UN MAC Headquarters taken (returned) | 1 oil barrel seized (returned) |
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