September 19, 1998

U.S. envoy Ross holds final mtgs. with Arafat, Netanyahu before returning to Washington. (ITV, QY 9/19, IDF Radio, RE 9/20 in WNC 9/22; WP, WT 9/20; Tishrin 9/20 in WNC 9/24; CSM, MM 9/21; al-Akhbar 9/21 in WNC 9/25)

Palestinians clash with IDF troops outside Ramallah. (NYT 9/20)

By order of an Israeli court, Israeli police place Jewish settler Ladani under house arrest in a Jerusalem hostel so that he can have visitors for Rosh Hashanah. (WP 9/21; MM 9/24; MEI 10/2) (see 9/17)

SLA, Hizballah clash in s. Lebanon, leaving 1 SLA mbr. injured. (RL 9/19 in WNC 9/22)