Social/Economic/Political
Arab World: King Hussein makes 3.5-hour speech on TV announcing he is terminating year-long effort to devise joint M.E. peace strategy with the PLO [NYT, WP 2/20].
Other Countries: Jewish Agency approves $381 million budget for fiscal 1986-87; projects include $50 million for rural settlements in Israel, $20 million for housing new immigrants [JTA 2/20].
Military Action
Arab World: Anonymous phone caller speaking on behalf of Islamic Resistance Front states 1 of 2 kidnaped Israeli soldiers was killed after Israeli army ignored demands that it withdraw from S. Lebanon [JP 2/20]. Israeli army continues massive sweep through S. Lebanon in search of 2 captured soldiers; an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 Israeli troops are involved, conducting house-to-house searches, making arrests, confiscating weapons [WP, LAT 2/20].