SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 6-K
                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer
                        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                         For the Month of December 2002

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                               ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
                 (Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
           Advanced Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
                    (Address of Principal Corporate Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

                       |X|   Form 20-F         |_|   Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

                       |_|   Yes               |X|   No



     The  Registrant  announced  today  that at its  Annual  General  Meeting of
Shareholders  (the  "Meeting") held at 3:00 p.m. local time on December 23, 2002
at the Company's offices in Haifa, all of the proposed resolutions on the agenda
of the  Meeting,  as  described in the Proxy  Statement  to  Shareholders  dated
December 2, 2002, were approved by the required majority.

                                    SIGNATURE
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     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                        ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
                                        (Registrant)


                                        By: /s/ Arie Tal
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                                           Name: Arie Tal
                                           Title: Corporate Secretary

Dated: December 23, 2002.