Jordan ian troops detect and intercept 4 unidentified individuals attempting to "infiltrate to the western side of the Jordan River " ( Israel ). Three are killed and the fourth arrested. (JNA)
Israel i Prime MinisterAriel Sharon calls on FrenchJew s to move to Israel immediately in light of the dramatic rise in French Anti-semitism (510 anti-semitic acts or threats in the first six months of 2004 , compared to 593 for all of 2003 ). The French government describes his comments as unacceptable. An Israeli spokesperson later claims that Sharon had been misunderstood. (BBC)(Haaretz)
A Sudan ese court sentences 10 Janjaweed militiamen to amputation and imprisonment for Looting and killing in Darfur. (Reuters)
A tanker truck bomb in Baghdad kills nine Iraq is and wounds another 60.
Yasser Arafat , President of the Palestinian Authority , seeking to quiet unrest in the Gaza Strip reinstates Abdel-Razek al-Majaideh, demoting his cousin Moussa Arafat who was appointed just 3 days ago. (Reuters)
Hezbollah official Ghalib Awali is killed in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon . The governments of Syria and Lebanon blame Israel . A statement attributed to underground Sunni Muslim group Jund As-Sham claims responsibility for the attack against " Shiite infidels"; later, the group denies involvement in the bombing and proclaims its solidarity with Shiites and Hezbollah. (INN)(Daily Star)
