July 28, 1990

Pipe bomb explodes on Tel Aviv beach, killing 17-year-old Canadian tourist, wounding 17 others; explosion prompts anti-Arab incidents throughout the city resulting in more than a dozen arrests [IDF, JDS 7/28 in FBIS 7/30; WP 7/ 29; FJ 8/6].

Amal soldiers, reportedly backed by PLO militia, break through Hizballah defenses in S.Lebanon; 16 are killed, at least 50 wounded. PLO neither confirms nor denies involvement in attack [NYT 7/29].