June 7, 1983

Casualties:

Bomb explodes outside shop in Ain al-Hilweh; IDF turns back about 100 trucks carrying food and merchandise from Beirut to Sidon.

Political Responses:

Palestinians/ Lebanese: Arafat meets PM Gandhi in New Delhi; Lebanese parliamentary committees approve troop withdrawal agreement, full debate to take place next week.

Arab Governments: Libyan infantry battalion arrives in Syria to join Libyan volunteers in Beqaa valley.