The World - News from Aug. 31, 1989

The Israeli military has drawn up a long-term plan that assumes its troops will still occupy the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the year 2000, an army spokeswoman said. She said the plan, to be presented to the Cabinet next week, envisages troops spending their entire three-year compulsory service in the territories, scene of a 20-month-old Palestinian uprising, instead of the current rotating tours of duty. Meanwhile, another Israeli army spokesman said the military is creating a special unit to help put down the uprising after experimenting with soldiers specially trained in riot control.