Military Action:
Home-made bomb thrown at French MNF vehicle in Beirut; fighting between LAF and militiamen in southern suburbs continues intermittently; car bomb explodes in West Beirut, no casualties.
Casualties:
1 French paratrooper wounded by bomb; 3 militiamen, 1 policeman killed, soldier and civilian injured in southern suburbs.
Political Responses:
Israel/ Occupied Territories: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange opens for limited trading for first time since October 9.
Palestinians/ Lebanese: Geneva reportedly agreed on as new site for reconciliation talks.
US and Other Countries: Reagan says Syria, aided and abetted by 7000 Soviet advisers and technicians, is contributing to the disorder and trouble in Lebanon; US shipping large quantities of ammunition and military equipment, including 68 M-48 tanks, to resupply LAF.