October 17, 1997

Israeli police announce arrest of 10 Jewish building contractors for illegal posession of 200 kg. of explosives. Contractors say they were planning to sell explosives to Palestinian quarries. Israel says explosives confiscated are same type used in recent suicide bombings. (IDF Radio 10/17 in WNC 10/20)

IDF shells Hizballah targets in s. Lebanon, wounding 1 civilian. (RL 10/17 in WNC 10/20; VOL 10/17 in WNC 10/22)