October 9, 1999

Israeli settlers attack a Jordanian parliamentary delegation visiting the PA-controlled sector of Hebron. An IDF detachment guarding the Tomb of the Patriarchs reportedly observes the incident but does not intervene. (MM 10/13; MEI, NYT 10/15; SA 10/15 in WNC 10/18; JP 10/29)

An explosion in an apartment building in Nablus kills a Palestinian man with ties to Islamic Jihad. Police suspect he was in the process of building a bomb. (WP 10/10)

Lebanese security reports note that IDF troops are moving equipment and digging up devices around their military posts at Hasbayya, Biqa` Gharbiyya, Nabatiyya, and Beaufort Castle, suggesting they may be pulling back. (RL 10/9 in WNC 10/12)