TEL AVIV: All was now quiet on all Palestine fronts, a spokesman of the so-called State of Israel stated here, adding that the fighting in the north ended before 11 a.m. local time today [Oct 31] deadline set by the `Israeli Government` for the `cease-fire` following the request ... from the acting United Nations Mediator... . [...] observers on the Lebanese side of the front in the north had reported that, 15 minutes before the ceasefire deadline, Jewish forces were continuing to attack, in the area north-west of Lake Tiberias.

[They] reported that Jewish forces were now inside Lebanese territory and had captured Madun es Rab and were advancing towards Bint Jbeil. The Jews ... claimed that they had cleared the Galilee area of Arab troops, thus giving them ... control of Northern Palestine. An `Israeli` military spokesman said ... that the `fighting core` of the 5,000-strong Arab army in the area had been `eliminated`. News agencies [Meanwhile, according to Dawn London Office,] Prime Minister for Czechoslovakia, Dr Zabotocky, told Messrs Yusuf Haroon and G. Allana ... two Pakistani industrialists ...

that he was keen to develop relations between Pakistan and Czechoslovia.