Military Action:
IDF patrol attacked on coastal highway.
Casualties:
1 IDF soldier killed in coastal attack; US officials report 24 confirmed deaths, 25 missing and presumed dead in embassy bombing, Lebanese government reports 42 deaths confirmed and 48 missing; police hold 4 men, reportedly witnesses, in connection with bombing.
Political Responses:
Israel/ Occupied Territories: Begin says annexation of Golan Heights is irreversible; former head of Israeli intelligence says Begin's policies toward Palestinians are not realistic, Israel must either annex or relinquish West Bank, he favors the latter and conditional negotiations with PLO.
Palestinians/ Lebanese: Arafat talks with officials in Hungary and Romania, calls for international conference on peace in Middle East.
US and Other Countries: Senate Foreign Relations Committee amendment to emergency aid package for Lebanon requires President to obtain statutory authorization for substantial expansion in number or role of US forces.