Tuesday, October 4, 1983
Military Action:
Relatively light exchanges of fire between unidentified gunmen and LAF in southern suburbs; sniper fire directed at Deir al-Qamar; IDF patrol attacked with light arms, RPGs east of Tyre.
Casualties:
1 civilian killed, 1 wounded in Deir al-Qamar.
Political Responses:
Palestinians/ Lebanese: Arafat says at least 2 Syrian brigades have surrounded his forces in Tripoli area; McFarlane returns to Beirut from Europe via Israel