February 22, 1985

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Gasoline bomb thrown at tourist bus, Hebron; no injuries; 24-hr. curfew imposed on market area [JP 2/24]. Police defuse bomb near St. Stephen's Gate, E. Jerusalem [JP 2/24].

Arab World: Action in S. Lebanon: woman wounded in 2/21 IDF raid on S. Lebanon villages, dies; 'Arab Salim man detained 2/21, kept outdoors, dies of exposure. 2 wounded as IDF fire on car at checkpoint, undisclosed location. IDF wound journalist Fadi al-Bardan, 2 children, in shooting east of Tyre. Bomb explodes under IDF vehicle north of Tyre; 2 wounded [NYT 2/23]. IDF kill man near Deir Mimas, after shots fired [LAT 2/23].