12:30:

Agriculture Ministry officials report another large swarm of locusts in southern Israel, the Negev region.

13:20:

PA prisoner officials report Israel released Ahmad Abu Dyab, 32, from Tulkarem, after serving eight and a half years in Megiddo prison for his terrorist activities.

13:44:

It appears the Shmuel Meir Shul in Yerushalayim’s Kikar Safra was targeted by vandals in a graffiti attack.

14:10:

Last Thursday, the IDF facilitated the transfer of 261 trucks containing 7,008 tons of goods to Gaza, including 1,800 tons of construction materials

15:00:

ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) Director Yoram Cohen’s vehicle was involved in an eight-vehicle collision on Jerusalem’s Begin Highway. Cohen was no injured. A number of people were treated for non serious injuries. Ichud Hatzalah reports one of Cohen’s bodyguards sustained light injuries.

15:03:

PA sources report 21-year-old Ahmed Hamdin, a watermelon farmer from Jabalya, was hit in his thigh by IDF gunfire. There is no IDF confirmation at this time.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)