Social/Economic/Political
Occupied Palestine/Israel: Palestinian women hold sit-in strike at Red Cross offices in W. Bank and Gaza to protesthe conditions at Ansar 3 prison [FJ 8/14].
Arab World: In Damascus King Hussein and Syrian pres. Hafiz al-Assad discuss Jordan's severing of ties with the W. Bank [LAT 8/9].
Military
Occupied Palestine/Israel: Troops use tear gas to break up demonstrations in al- 'Azzah. In 'Ayn Arik settlers and soldiers use tear gas, rubber bullets, live ammunition during clashes with Palestinians; the village is declared closed military zone. Near Tulkarm bomb explodes and injures 3. Demonstrations occur in Beach camp, Samu', Gaza City [FJ 8/14]. Police minister Chaim Bar-Lev tours the Allenby bridge, states that since Hussein's severing of ties crossings of the bridge have dropped by 50%; Palestinians state that travel restrictions placed on villages by Israelis have decreased bridge traffic [LAT 8/9].