July 17, 1984

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israel Electric Corp. announces power cutoff in Kafr Qassem and Ras el-Naqab airbase (Sinai) for unpaid debts.

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Palestinian guards thwart Jewish fanatic from ramming car into al-Aqsa Mosque grounds; driver detained by police. IDF turns over Yitzhar post SE of Nablus to "civilian" settlers.

Arab World: Israeli-backed troops kidnap Sheikh Muhammed Shams al-Din from Sidon and hand him over to IDF custody. Israel claims to have thwarted seaborne raid by PLO loyalists by capturing 720- ton ship Ulah near Tripoli with its 8-man crew.