Military Action:
Druze residents of Aley resist Lebanese Army patrol on reconnaissance mission.
Casualties:
2 Druze killed by army vehicle, 4 Druze, 14 Lebanese soldiers wounded in Aley; 3 shops selling Israeli produce blown up in Nabatieh; IDF wounds civilian curfew breaker; US Marines report incidents of harassment during patrols of Shi'ite neighborhoods; Ansar prisoners begin hunger strike.
Political Responses:
Israel/ Occupied Territories: Labor Party leadership endorses proposal for 2-stage IDF withdrawal, an immediate pullback from Beirut and Chouf mountains, followed by complete withdrawal in 2-3 months, with Haddad and MNF forces occupying security strip.
UN: Secretary-General tells Security Council that recruitment and arming of village militias by IDF poses major problem for UNIFIL.