October 18, 1997

In s. Lebanon, 1 IDF soldier is killed, 2 are wounded when their tank is hit by what is thought to be a U.S.-made TOW antitank missle fired by Hizballah. IDF is alarmed at Merkava tank's vulnerability. (VOL 10/18 in WNC 10/22; WT 10/19, 10/22; MEI 10/24; see also YA 10/15 in WNC 10/16; MM 10/21; al-Safir 10/23 in WNC 10/30; Hatzofe 11/12 in WNC 11/14)