The Palestine Chronology

Hizballah detonates 2 bombs under 2 separate Israeli patrols in S. Lebanon. Israel shells Nabatiyya area, overflies Beirut. UNIFIL patrol prevents Israeli intelligence unit from entering Kawkaba, in northwestern "security zone," by firing shots in the air. (Radio Lebanon 9/15 in FBIS 9/15; Radio Lebanon, Voice of the Oppressed 9/16 in FBIS 9/16)

Israel backs away from threat to arrest Palestinian negotiators who met with Chmn. Arafat in Amman on 6/18; police spokeswoman says they will instead be "investigated." (NYT, WP 6/22)

PLO Exec. Comm. meets in Amman. PLO Chmn. Arafat met with PNC speaker 'Abd al-Hamid al-Sa'ih, deputy speakers, and secy. gen. to select PNC comm. members. (Radio Jordan 6/22 in FBIS 6/22)

Israeli patrol (tank and 2 armored cars) clashes with Hizballah fighters, 1 km. north of "security zone," near Kawkaba. (VOL, Radio Lebanon 6/21 in FBIS 6/22)

Israeli Central Elections Comm. says number of eligible voters for 6/23 elections is 3,409,000. 514,000 are first-time voters, of these 300,000 are immigrants. (Qol Yisra'el 6/21 in FBIS 6/22)

Poll conducted for the Israeli Council of Peace and Security shows 68% of reserve generals in favor of land for peace, 71% feel security arrangements possible if much of Golan Heights is returned to Syria. (WT 6/22)

About 21,000 workers are allowed to enter Israel from the Gaza Strip. (Qol Yisra'el 6/21 in FBIS 6/23)

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Labor party leader Shimon Peres states that if elected he would propose tuming demilitarized Gaza Strip over to Arab authority, according to Ha'Aretz [JPS 7/13].

Military

Occupied Palestine/Israel: In Nablus 2 Palestinian teenagers die from wounds sustained earlier in the uprising [FJ 7/17]. Troops destroy 2 homes, seal 4 others on the W. Bank [NYT 7/14, FJ 7/17]. In Ramallah and al-Birah troops use rubber bullets, live ammunition to break up demonstrations [FJ 7/17]. Rabin says army will not be able to purchase all weapons it had planned this year because of cost of uprising [NYT 7/14].

Arab World: Previously unknown Palestinian group, Organization of the Martyrs of the Popular Revolution of Palestine, claims responsibility for 11 July attack on Greek tourist ship; spokesman for Fateh condemns the attack [NYT 7/14]. The Islamic Resistance Movement attacks Israeli, SLA positions in S. Lebanon near Kawkaba, 3 Islamic fighters and 1 Israeli soldier are killed [7/18].