April 7, 1996

Outside Bayt Omar nr. Hebron, 2 gasoline bombs are thrown at a passing Israeli commuter bus, injuring 5 settlers. IDF imposes curfew on Bayt Omar. (WP 4/8; CSM 4/9)

Arafat arrives in Saudi Arabia for 2-day stay to brief King Fahd on conditions in the self-rule areas. (VOP 4/7 in FBIS 4/8; VOP 4/8 in FBIS 4/9)

Shin Bet announces that several wks. ago it captured a Palestinian student in Gaza who was recruited into Islamic Jihad in Turkey, trained in Iran. (IDF Radio 4/7 in FBIS 4/8; MEI 4/12) (see 3/8)

PM Peres says Belgian authorities in Antwerp captured an Iranian ship loaded with arms, explosives; claims cache was headed to Islamists in the Palestinian self-rule areas. (QY 4/7 in FBIS 4/8; NYT 4/8; CSM, MM 4/9; YA 4/22 in FBIS 4/22)