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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000910680-08-000190
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080319
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080320
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080320

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001027664
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIRCRAFT PART & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC [3728]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			L3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28998
		FILM NUMBER:		08700854

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 539
		CITY:			HAIFA, ISRAEL
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			31053
		BUSINESS PHONE:		01197248316626

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 539
		CITY:			HAIFA, ISRAEL
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			31053
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        <b><font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">UNITED
        STATES</font></font></b></p>

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        <font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></font></p>

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        <b><font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">Washington,
        D.C. 20549</font></font></b></p>

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        <b><font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">____________________</font></font></b></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font color="#000000"><b><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">FORM
        6-K</font></b></font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000">Report of Foreign
        Private Issuer<br>
        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16<br>
        of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
        For the Month of March 2008<br>
        _______________________</font></font></font></b></p>

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        <b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000">
        Commission File Number</font></font></font>
        <font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">000-28998<br>
        &nbsp;</font></font></font></b></p>

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        <b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">
        ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.</font></b></font></font></b></p>

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        <font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">
        (Translation of Registrant&rsquo;s Name into English)</font></font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center">
        <font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial" color="#000000">Advanced
        Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel</font></font></font></p>

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        (Address of Principal Corporate Offices)<br>
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        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
        of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:</font></b></font></font></p>

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        <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Form
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        <font face="Wingdings" size="+0">o</font><font size="+0">&nbsp;</font>
        <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Form
        40-F</font></font></font></b></font></font></b></p>

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        Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
        by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):</font>&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font><br>
        &nbsp;</font></font></b></font></font></p>

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        Note</font></font></font>
        <font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">
        : Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if
        submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
        by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):</font>&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font><br>
        &nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>

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        <font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">
        Note</font></font></font>
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        Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K submitted
        to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must
        furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is
        incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant&rsquo;s &ldquo;home
        country&rdquo;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the
        registrant&rsquo;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a
        press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant&rsquo;s
        security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a
        Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
         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:</font></font></font></p>

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        <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">No</font></font></font></font></font></font></p>

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        <font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" color="#000000">
        If &ldquo;Yes&rdquo; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
        in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______________</font></font></p>
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        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by
        reference is the Registrant&rsquo;s press release dated&nbsp;March 19, 2008.</p>

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        &nbsp;</p>

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        <font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font></p>

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        <font color="#000000"><u><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">SIGNATURE</font></u></font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        <font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">
        &nbsp;</p>

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                    <p><font color="#000000">ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.<br>
                    (Registrant)<br>
                    <br>
                    By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/ Ronit Zmiri&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>

                    </u> Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Ronit Zmiri<br>
                    Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Secretary<br>
                    <br>
                    </font></p>
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        <p><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000" size="3">Dated: March 19,
        2008</font></font></p>
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        <font color="#000000"><b><u><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">EXHIBIT INDEX<br>
        </font></u></b></font></p>

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                    <b><u><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">Exhibit No.<br>
                    </font></u></b></p>
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                    <b><u><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">Description</font></u></b></p>

                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    &nbsp;</p>

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                    &nbsp;</p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    <font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">1.</font></p>
                </td>

                <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0.07in; PADDING-LEFT: 0.07in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="499">
                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left">
                    Press Release dated March 19, 2008.</p>
                </td>
            </tr>

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                <font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font> </td>

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                <font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24pt" align="right"><u>Exhibit 1</u></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24pt" align="right">
        <b><font size="5"><img src="img1.jpg"></font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
        <font size="2"><b><font size="5">Elbit Systems&rsquo; Subsidiary Elisra Reaches Settlement
        Agreement with The Phoenix Insurance Company</font></b> <b><font size="5">Regarding
        Insurance Claim</font></b></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
        <font size="2"><font size="2">Haifa, Israel, March 19, 2008 &ndash; Elbit Systems Ltd.
        (NASDAQ: ESLT) (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced that on March 17, 2008 the District
        Court of Tel-Aviv approved a Settlement Agreement between Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd.
        and its subsidiaries Tadiran Electronic Systems Ltd. and Tadiran Spectralink Ltd.
        (collectively &ldquo;Elisra&rdquo;), in which the Company holds a 70% ownership interest,
        and The Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd. (the &ldquo;Phoenix&rdquo;). The Settlement
        Agreement relates to a claim by Elisra for insurance payments for damages caused in a 2001
        fire at the manufacturing facilities of Elisra&rsquo;s subsidiaries in Holon,
        Israel.</font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
        <font size="2"><font size="2">Under the Settlement Agreement the Phoenix will pay Elisra
        approximately $38 million in addition to approximately $10 million in insurance proceeds
        already paid. In accordance with the terms of the agreement signed in 2005 between the
        Company and Koor Industries Ltd. (&ldquo;Koor&rdquo;) in connection with the acquisition by
        the Company of Elisra&rsquo;s shares held by Koor, as part of the consideration for the
        purchase price of the Elisra shares, the Company agreed to pay Koor a portion of any
        insurance proceedings received as a result of the claim against the Phoenix. Accordingly,
        as a result of the Settlement Agreement, the Company will pay Koor a sum of approximately
        $13 million.</font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
        <font size="2"><font size="2">The Company is evaluating the impact of the Settlement
        Agreement on its consolidated financial results and does not expect it to be
        material.</font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
        <font size="2"><u><b><font size="2">About Elbit Systems</font></b></u></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 60pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
        <font size="2"><font size="2">Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics
        company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The
        Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of
        aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers,
        intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (&ldquo;C4ISR&rdquo;), unmanned air vehicle
        (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne
        warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios.
        The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new
        technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation
        applications</font><font size="3">.</font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
        <font size="2"><u><b><font size="2">Contacts:</font></b></u></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <div align="left">
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                    <td style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="404">
                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        <u><b><font size="2">Company
                        Contact</font></b></u><b><font size="2">:</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">
                        <font size="2">Joseph Gaspar, Corporate VP &amp; CFO</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        <font size="2">Dalia Rosen, Director of Corporate Communications</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        <font size="2">Elbit Systems Ltd</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">
                        <font size="2">Tel: +972-4-8316663</font></p>

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        (WITHIN THE EMANING OF SECTION 27A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED AND SECTION
        21E OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED REGARDING ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. AND/OR
        ITS SUBSIDIARIES (COLLECTIVELY THE COMPANY), TO THE EXTENT SUCH STATEMENT DO NOT RELATE TO
        HISTORICAL OR CURRENT FACT. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT&rsquo;S
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        DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION: SCOPEAND LENGTH OF CUSTOMER
        CONTRACTS; GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS AND APPROVALS; CHANGES IN GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETING
        PRIORITIES; GENERAL MARKET, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE
        COMPANY OPERATES OR SELLS, INCLUDING ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES AMONG OTHERS; DIFFERENCES
        IN ANTICIPATED AND ACTUAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO PERFORM UNDER
        LONG-TERM FIXED-PRICE CONTRACTS; AND THE OUTCOME OF LEGAL AND/OR REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS.
        THE FACTORS LISTED ABOVE ARE NOT ALL-INCLUSIVE, AND FURTHER INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN
        ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.&rsquo;S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F, WHICH IS ON THE FILE WITH THE
        U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS OF
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