May 5, 1996

2 days of final status talks btwn. Israel, the PA begin in Taba, Egypt. (VOP 5/3, MBC, MENA, PBC, QY 5/5, RE 5/6 in FBIS 5/6; WP, WT 5/6; WT 5/8; MEI, PR 5/10)

Israel rejects the initial findings of the UN report on Qana (see 5/4); claims the IDF did not know civilians were in the camp; says the deaths were accidental, the result of inaccurate IDF maps that showed the UN camp in the wrong position. (ITV, QY 5/5 in FBIS 5/6; NYT, WP 5/6; MEI 5/10)