PLO Chmn. Arafat arrives in Gaza to take up permanent residence, meets PNA officials. (NYT, WP, WSJ, WT 7/13)
Cairo talks btwn. Israel, Palestinians on security issues end 1st round. Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath calls session "quite positive." Talks covered prisoner release, extent of Jericho area, Palestinian police at Allenby Bridge, and extent of Palestinian authority on Gaza coast. Subcomms. set up to discuss Gaza-Jericho authority, transfer of civil authority in rest of o.t. (ARE Radio 7/12 in FBIS 7/12; MENA 7/12 in FBIS 7/13; NYT 7/13)
Steering group of multilateral talks holds 6th session in Tabarka, Tunisia, 1st mtg. since Madrid conf. in Arab country. (Tunisian radio 7/12 in FBIS 7/12)
Maariv reports Israel considering international control of Christian, Muslim religious sites in Jerusalem. FM Peres denies any such plan but says Israel "open to proposals" on holy sites, rejects any change in Israeli sovereignty over city. Newspaper says proposed international admin. of Church of the Holy Sepulcher and Haram al-Sharif would include Palestinians, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Vatican. (WT 7/13)
Yi'ud party joins Israeli cabinet although PM Rabin refuses many Yi'ud demands on o.t., Golan, PLO. Yi'ud made up of frmr. Tsomet party mbrs. (MM 7/13)