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 June 2005

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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)

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         Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is
the Registrant's press release dated June 22, 2005.

                                    SIGNATURE

         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/ Ilan Pacholder
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                                         Name:  Ilan Pacholder
                                         Title: Corporate Secretary

Dated:  June 23, 2005




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    1.                     Press release dated June 22, 2005.




                                    EXHIBIT 1
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Haifa,  Israel,  June 22, 2005,  Elbit  Systems Ltd.  (NASDAQ:  ESLT)  reported,
following  media  publicity  on the  matter,  that it is  considering  with Koor
Industries  Ltd.  (Koor) (NYSE:  KOR),  among other matters,  the possibility of
acquiring  Koor's  holdings  in  Elisra  Electronic  Systems  Ltd;  however,  no
agreement on this subject has yet been reached.

Elbit Systems also reported that the process is  progressing  for completing the
second stage of its  agreement  with Koor for the  purchase of Koor's  shares of
Tadiran Communications.

Following  the  completion  on April 18,  2005 of the first stage in the Tadiran
Communications  purchase  agreement,  Elbit Systems holds  approximately  20% of
Tadiran Communications' shares.

 

CONTACTS:
 
COMPANY CONTACT                                      IR CONTACTS
Ilan Pacholder, Corporate Secretary and VP           Ehud Helft/Kenny Green
   Finance & Capital Markets
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.                                   GK INTERNATIONAL
Tel:  972-4  831-6632                                Tel: 1-866-704-6710
Fax: 972-4  831-6659                                 Fax: 972-3-607-4711
pacholder@elbit.co.il                                ehud@gk-biz.com
                                                     kenny@gk-biz.com

STATEMENTS   IN  THIS  PRESS  RELEASE   WHICH  ARE  NOT   HISTORICAL   DATA  ARE
FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS WHICH INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES
OR OTHER  FACTORS  NOT  UNDER THE  COMPANY'S  CONTROL,  WHICH  MAY CAUSE  ACTUAL
RESULTS,  PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY  DIFFERENT
FROM  THE  RESULTS,   PERFORMANCE  OR  OTHER   EXPECTATIONS   IMPLIED  BY  THESE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE
DETAILED IN THE  COMPANY'S  PERIODIC  FILINGS WITH THE  SECURITIES  AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.