Letter dated 5 December 1985 from the Permanent Representative of Israel
to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
I wish to bring to your attention a "Calendar of Middle Eastern Violence 1985" which enumerates incidents of violence in the area as reported in press reports, mostly Arab, taken from the "Foreign Broadcasting Information Service".
It is a compendium of bombings, kidnappings, assassinations, executions, coups, hijackings, border incursions, and outright war. In our view, this can serve as the proper basis for the present debate in the General Assembly on the situation in the Middle East.
I have the honour to request that this letter and the attached compendium be circulated as an official document of the General Assembly, under item 38, and of the Security Council.
(Signed) Benjamin NETANYAHU
Ambassador
ANNEX
CALENDAR OF MIDDLE EASTERN VIOLENCE 1985
SOURCE: WORLD PRESS REPORTS AS RE-PRODUCED IN THE
"FOREIGN BROADCASTING INFORMATION SERVICE"
JANUARY 1985
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1 January |
PLO official assassinated in Lebanon |
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3 January |
Swiss diplomat kidnapped in Beirut |
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8 January |
American priest kidnapped in Beirut |
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8 January |
Two explosions in Beirut |
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11 January |
Two bombs explode in Beirut |
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12 January |
Saharan People's Liberation Army downs two Moroccan planes |
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13 January |
Saharan People's Liberation Army kills scores of Moroccans |
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13 January |
Libyan diplomat assassinated in Rome |
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14 January |
Iran downs one Iraqi plane |
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14 January |
Two explosions in Damascus |
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14 January |
Assassination attempt on Syrian Defense Minister |
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14 January |
Assassination attempt on chief Lebanese intelligence officer in Beirut |
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16 January |
Iraqi intelligence chief killed in Baghdad |
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16 January |
Two explosions in Beirut |
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19 January |
Iran kills 50 Iraqis |
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20 January |
Bomb explodes in northern Iraq killing 10 |
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21 January |
Assassination attempt on Mustafa Sa'ad, militia leader in Beirut |
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21 January |
Saharan People's Liberation Army attack Moroccan plane |
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21 January |
Car bomb in Beirut |
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24 January |
Police chief assassinated in Iraq |
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27 January |
Iran kills 40 Iraqis |
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28 January |
Assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein in Baghdad |
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28 January |
Iran kills 26 Iraqis |
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28 January |
Iran kills 200 Iraqis |
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29 January |
Iran kills 200 Iraqis |
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31 January |
Iraq kills 687 Iranians |
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31 January |
Eight Syrians arrested in plan to assassinate PLO official in London |
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FEBRUARY 1985 |
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1 February |
Car bomb in Tripoli kills 18 |
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2 February |
Two explosions in West Beirut |
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3 February |
Iran downs Iraqi plane |
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7 February |
Hezbollah kidnaps Lebanese airline official |
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8 February |
Iran kills 350 Iraqis |
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8 February |
Attempted hijack of Cypriot plane in Beirut |
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12 February |
Sudanese People's Liberation Army kills 26 Sudanese |
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18 February |
Bomb explodes in Beirut killing 4 |
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24 February |
Syria accuses Jordan of killing 2 civilians in Syria |
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26 February |
Two explosions in West Beirut kills 6 |
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26 February |
Iraqi assassination attempt on Iranian oil official in Teheran |
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MARCH 1985 |
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1 March |
Iraqi diplomat assassinated in Kuwait |
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6 March |
Bomb explodes in Beirut |
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8 March |
Iran bombs civilian targets in Iraq |
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8 March |
Assassination attempt on Sheik Fadalallah in Beirut; 75 killed |
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9 March |
Iraq shoots down Iranian plane |
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11 March |
Iran bombs Baghdad |
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14 March |
Iraq kills 1,000 Iranians |
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15 March |
British national kidnapped in Beirut |
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16 March |
Iranian bomb explodes in Baghdad |
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17 March |
Saudi plane hijacked in North Yemeni |
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17 March |
Libyan diplomat kidnapped in Beirut |
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20 March |
Iraq attacks Kharg Island |
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21 March |
Attempted hijacking of Jordanian plane foiled by UAE |
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21 March |
Attacks on ALIA offices in Athens, Rome and Nicosia; "Black September" claims responsibility |
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21 March |
French and Italian officials kidnapped in Beirut |
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25 March |
British journalist kidnapped in Beirut |
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27 March |
Violent demonstrations in Khartoum |
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28 March |
Two French teachers abducted in Beirut |
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28 March |
Bomb explodes in Iraq killing 120; Iraq accuses Iran |
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30 March |
135 people killed in fighting in Sidon |
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30 March |
2,600 arrested in Khartoum riots |
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31 March |
Iran bombs Baghdad |
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APRIL 1985 |
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1 April |
Egypt uncovers Libyan plot |
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1 April |
4 Lebanese Jews kidnapped in Beirut |
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1 April |
Amal hijacks Lebanese plane |
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1 April |
Dutch priest killed in Beka Valley |
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2 April |
Saharan People's Liberation Army claims it killed 120 Moroccans |
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3 April |
Sidon fighting kills 54 |
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3 April |
Iraq bombs Teheran |
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4 April |
Jordanian plane attacked in Athens by group calling itself "Black September" |
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4 April |
Iraq downs Iranian plane |
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4 April |
Jordanian Embassy attacked in Rome by Syria |
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6 April |
Coup in Sudan |
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12 April |
"Islamic Jihad" bombs Madrid restaurant killing 20 |
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13 April |
Assassination attempt on Lebanese Imam |
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16 April |
UAE oil minister escapes assassination attempt |
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16 April |
Iraq downs Iranian plane |
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17 April |
Amal surrounds refugee camps in Lebanon |
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18 April |
Murabitoun headquarters destroyed in Tripoli |
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18 April |
American University official kidnapped in Beirut |
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23 April |
Iraq shoots down 3 Iranian planes |
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30 April |
Iraqi terrorist plots against Libyan and Syrian Embassies uncovered |
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MAY 1985 |
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2 May |
Iraq executes 116 Iraqi citizens |
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7 May |
Assassination attempt on Numeiri in Cairo |
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9 May |
Druze massacre Christians in Lebanon |
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15 May |
UNRWA official kidnapped in Beirut |
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16 May |
Algerian Ambassador attacked in Beirut |
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18 May |
"Islamic Jihad" explodes bomb in Riyadh |
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20 May |
Amal kills 30 Palestinians in Lebanon |
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21 May |
Fighting in Beirut kills 82 |
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22 May |
Assassination attempt on Jordanian official in Amman |
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22 May |
Bomb attempt on Jumayel kills 55 in Beirut |
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25 May |
Assassination attempt on Emir of Kuwait |
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27 May |
368 killed, 1,693 injured in 8 days of fighting in Palestinian camps in Lebanon |
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28 May |
Reported coup in Bahrain |
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29 May |
Iraq bombs Teheran |
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29 May |
British national murdered in Lebanon |
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29 May |
Bomb explodes outside home of Syrian Ambassador to Morocco |
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JUNE 1985 |
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5 June |
Iran bombs Baghdad; 86 killed |
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6 June |
Iraq bombs Kharg Island |
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9 June |
American University dean kidnapped in Beirut |
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11 June |
Amal hijacks ALIA plane in Beirut |
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12 June |
Palestinians hijack MEA plane in Cyprus |
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13 June |
Iraq bombs Teheran |
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13 June |
Red Cross official killed in Khartoum |
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14 June |
"Islamic Jihad" hijacks TWA plane |
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14 June |
Al-Murabitoun explodes bomb in Beirut killing 2 |
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15 June |
Hijackers of TWA plane kill one passenger |
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17 June |
Bomb destroys Amal office in Beirut |
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19 June |
Bomb kills 75 in Tripoli |
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28 June |
Two French nationals kidnapped in Beirut |
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28 June |
British national kidnapped in Beirut |
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JULY 1985 |
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1 July |
Attack on Jordanian airlines in Madrid |
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2 July |
Saharan People's Liberation Army claims to kill hundreds of Moroccans |
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3 July |
Attempted kidnapping of army general in Qatar |
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10 July |
German and Polish nationals kidnapped in Beirut |
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11 July |
Two bombs explode in Kuwait killing 60 |
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11 July |
Kuwaiti press counselor kidnapped in Beirut |
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22 July |
"Islamic Jihad" bombs synagogue and Northwest Orient Airlines in Copenhagen |
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24 July |
Jordanian diplomat assassinated in Ankara |
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26 July |
Four PLO officials assassinated in Sidon |
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28 July |
Bomb destroys Amal headquarters in Beirut |
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AUGUST 1985 |
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6 August |
Bomb explodes at Saudi and Moroccan Embassies in Beirut |
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7 August |
Bomb in central Damascus kills 60 |
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16 August |
Attempted assassination of German Ambassador in Lebanon |
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17 August |
Bomb explodes in Beirut killing 59 |
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19 August |
Four bombs explode in East Beirut |
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20 August |
Bomb explodes in Tripoli killing 40 |
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29 August |
Amal gunmen raid home of Libyan diplomat in Beirut |
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30 August |
Attempted assassination of Mubarak |
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SEPTEMBER 1985 |
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4 September |
Amal bombs Algerian Embassy in Beirut |
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4 September |
Iran seizes Kuwaiti ship in Persian Gulf |
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5 September |
Amal kills 19 Palestinians in Lebanon |
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6 September |
Iran seizes Italian ship in Persian Gulf |
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12 September |
Canadian diplomat kidnapped in Beirut |
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14 September |
Italian national kidnapped in Beirut |
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18 September |
Arab journalist assassinated in Athens |
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19 September |
Bomb destroys bus terminal in Teheran |
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27 September |
Two British nationals kidnapped in Beirut |
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30 September |
Four Soviet diplomats kidnapped in Beirut |
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OCTOBER 1985 |
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1 October |
"Islamic Jihad" executes Soviet diplomat |
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3 October |
Lebanese-Bulgarian Society official killed in Beirut |
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8 October |
Bombs explode at Libyan Consulate in Athens |
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9 October |
Achilles Lauro hijacked |
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10 October |
Hijackers kill one passenger |
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10 October |
Iran shoots down Iraqi plane |
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15 October |
Assassination attempt on Saddam Hussein |
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18 October |
Palestinians kidnap Amal official in Beirut |
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18 October |
Explosion in Beirut kills 10 |
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21 October |
Saudi authorities execute 2 princes for attempted coup in September |
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24 October |
French national kidnapped in Beirut |
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29 October |
Two Japanese diplomats kidnapped in Beirut |
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NOVEMBER 1985 |
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2 November |
Assassination attempt on Lebanese Forces chief |
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7 November |
Iraq bombs Kharg Island |
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8 November |
Syria explodes bombs in Nicosia |
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8 November |
Bomb in northern Lebanon kills 11 |
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11 November |
Egypt uncovers Libyan assassination plot |
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12 November |
Assassination attempt on Lebanese diplomat |
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23 November |
Palestinians hijack Egyptian plane; 60 dead |
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Document Type: Letter
Document Sources: General Assembly, Security Council
Country: Israel
Subject: Agenda Item, Armed conflict, Incidents, Jerusalem, Palestine question
Publication Date: 05/12/1985