PLO official Nabil Shaath, visiting Jericho, postpones trip to Jerusalem's Haram al-Sharif in move interpreted as showing PLO reluctance to provoke Israeli right on Jerusalem issue. (MM 6/20; NYT 6/21)
Jerusalem Waqf authorities stop Israeli bulldozers digging tunnel nr. Haram al-Sharif. (TJT 6/24)
IAF airstrikes on Jabal al-Raffih in southern Lebanon wound 2 Hizballah guerrillas. Raid follows Hizballah firing on 2 SLA positions. Incident is 22d IAF airstrike in Lebanon in year. Later, Hizballah ambush of IDF patrol in "security zone" kills 3 Israeli soldiers, wounds 3, according to Lebanese security sources. IDF sources say only 1 killed. Artillery and rocket duels erupt btwn. SLA, Hizballah. (MM 6/20; CSM, WP, WSJ, WT 6/21; JP 7/2)
Syria deliberates on supplying Hizballah with SA-14 and SA-16 antiaircraft missiles in reaction to increased Israeli air raids, according to "diplomatic sources." (WT 6/21)
Jordan's King Hussein, Secy of State Christopher meet in Washington. Hussein says he hopes for high-level mtg. with Israel. (MM 6/21; CSM, WP 6/22)