Social/Economic/Political
Occupied Palestine/Israel: Israeli D. M. Rabin says Israeli soldiers will now be allowed to shoot live ammunition during the day as well as at night to stop masked Palestinian suspects [WP 9/4].
Other Countries: Israeli authorities are not permitting U.S. officials to meet with Hatim Sharif, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent detained in the W. Bank two weeks ago, according to the U.S. State Dept. [FBIS 9/5].
Military Action
Occupied Palestine/Israel: Jordanian information minister denies that infiltrators who killed IDF soldier and wounded 2 others on 9/2 came from Jordanian territory. One of the 2 wounded soldiers dies [FBIS 9/5; MET 9/11].
Arab World: Israeli warplanes bomb a PFLP-GC guerrilla base in S. Lebanon, wounding 4 [WP 9/4; FBIS 9/5].