August 19, 1989

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: 24-year-old man shot by men dressed as tourists visiting Bethlehem [LAT, WP 8/21]. Military sources say shots had been fired by soldiers, but would not comment on troops' appearance [FBIS 8/2 1]. At least 11 Palestinians are killed, including 12-year-old and 15- year-old, and 3 are wounded in incidents throughout O.T. Israeli-imposed curfew on Khirbat Ikhza'a and the Shayhk al-Radwan neighborhood in Gaza is lifted [FBIS 8/21]; Palestinian who refused to give up his ID card is killed by other Palestinians [MET 8/29].