In 1951 Jordan diverted part of the Yarmouk River for irrigation purposes. Israel, affected by this move, responded in kind and drained the Huleh Swamp, which caused great alarm in Syria, and there followed continuous clashes.
一九五一年，約旦為了灌溉水源截堵雅爾穆克河，受到影響的以色列則還以顏色，抽乾了胡拉湖的水，結果又引得敘利亞大為跳腳，各方衝突不斷。