December 8, 1992

Israel seals Gaza Strip indefinitely to facilitate search for suspects in 12/7 drive-by shooting of IDF soldiers. (Qol Yisra'el 12/7 in FBIS 12/8; MM 12/8)

Israeli human rights group B'Tselem releases report stating that Palestinians are being killed in the o.t. at the same rate as under the previous gov't. Human rights abuses in general have improved slightly in some areas, but "grave . . . violations . . . continued." (MM 12/9)

IDF shoots 2 Palestinian youths dead-1 in Rafah, Gaza Strip, 1 in Bayt Sahur, W. Bank. (MM 12/9)