12:04:

An Arab male armed with a knife and a shotgun was taken into custody by IDF soldiers operating in the Ramallah district.

13:06:

Jordanian officials report that by year’s end, a quarter of the country’s population will be comprised of Syrian refugees.

13:29:

The Civil Administration planning board approves the construction of 296 housing units in Beit El to replace the former Ulpana neighborhood in that yishuv.

14:08:

Arabs burned tires on the Trans-Yehuda Highway near the Halhul Bridge, north of Hebron. No injuries were reported.

14:09:

A child was hit by an electric vehicle in the Ramat Gan Safari. Ichud Hatzalah medics treated him. He was transported from the scene in moderate condition.

14:11:

Two Arab men knocked on the door of a Beit HaKerem home in Jerusalem, then attacked the 60-year-old woman and made off with jewelry and valuables.

14:15:

Bayit Yehudi leader Naftali Bennett announced that he is ordering Deputy Minister of Religious Services Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan to take care of the Women of the Wall controversy, adding the Kosel is a “holy site and not a battlefront.” Bennett calls for “lowering the flames of dispute” surrounding the upcoming rosh chodesh tefilla.

15:01:

A ground breaking ceremony was held in Timna, near Eilat, for the new airport to be called Ilan Ramon Airport. The airport, which is to be ready in three years, will be an alternative to Ben-Gurion International Airport.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)