August 22, 1998

In Hebron, IDF soldiers clash with 60 Palestinians protesting the sealing of the city, curfew; arrest 7 demonstrators. A 3-mo.-old Palestinian baby dies when IDF soldiers refuses bars access to Hebron hospital. (ITV 8/22 in WNC 8/26; NYT, WP 8/23; LAW 8/25; PR 8/28; MEI 9/4; WP 9/19)

PA imposes house arrest on escaped prisoner Imad Awadallah's family, which lives in al-Bireh. (PR 8/28) (see 8/17)