The World - News from Aug. 9, 1989

A lone Jordanian soldier who infiltrated into Israel shot and wounded an American visitor and held an off-duty Israeli servicewoman hostage for nearly four hours before being killed by an army sharpshooter, officials said. According to his victims, the man said he was avenging a brother who was killed by Jews. Military officials said he was deranged and acted on his own. The siege ended when Israeli troops stormed a toolshed where the attacker held the hostage. The incident occurred near Kibbutz Lotan, a collective farm founded by American Reform Jews 12 miles north of the Red Sea resort of Eilat. The wounded woman, Lauren Rosen of Englewood, N.J., was quoted by Army Radio as saying the attacker shouted in English, “It’s because of my brother!” before opening fire.