Monday, April 18, 1994

Palestinian armed with axe and 2 firebombs wounds 2 Israelis on bus in Neve Yaacov neighborhood, Jerusalem. IDF soldier shoots attacker in legs to subdue him, wounds 2 other Israelis. Hamas claims responsibility. (NYT, WP, WT 4/19)

Ceremony in Amman marks completion of renovations to Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, $6.3 m. project financed by King Hussein. Hussein declares on TV "We say no to any peace formula that does not restore Arab sovereignty to Arab Jerusalem." (MM 4/18; WP 4/19; WT 4/17, 4/20)

Lebanese FM Faris Buwayz tells al-Safir that govt. discussing relocating Lebanon's 400,000-strong Palestinian community in other Arab countries. (MM 4/20)

Lebanon breaks off diplomatic relations with Iraq and orders Iraqi diplomats to leave within 72 hours. Move follows confessions by 2 Iraqi diplomats arrested for murder of Iraqi dissident Shaykh Talib 'Ali Suhail. (MM, WP, WT 4/19)