August 31, 1988

Social/Economic/Political

Occupied Palestine/Israel: A general strike protesting Israel's decision to deport 25 Palestinians continues [NYT 9/1].

Military Action

Occupied Palestine/Israel: Army gunfire kills 3 Palestinians, wounds at least 16 during clashes in the occupied territories. Israeli PM Yitzhaq Shamir urges more relaxed rules for soldiers, settlershooting at Palestinians. Jewish settler shoots, wounds 2 Israeli soldiers by accident [WP 9/1]. In Beach camp 4 Palestinians are shot [FI 9/ 4]. Davar reports that a prisoner who died at Dhahriyyah prison had been tortured; the Israeli Prison Authority claims he committed suicide [FJ 9/4]