A 39-y/o Maalot resident was arrested near Zichron Yaakov on Mon. morning after bomb-making components were found in his vehicle along with 20 grams of hashish. Police searched his home and turned up a gun they believed was stolen.

**Israel’s new ambassador to Cairo, Isaac Levanon, arrived in Cairo on Monday.

**European based Easy Jet will begin flights on the Tel Aviv – Geneva route beginning on August 30, 2010. Service will offer four weekly flights.

**IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terrorism operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron apprehended 12 suspects on Sunday night.

**Civil Administration inspectors demolished an illegal building in the Shomron community of Elon Moreh, for a second time. Residents vow to begin rebuilding it immediately.

**The Jerusalem District Court has ordered Yaakov Teital, charged with the murder of Arabs to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to ascertain if he is competent to stand trial.

**Egyptian media reports state IDF soldiers are digging in Sinai areas, uncovering remains of soldiers dating back to the June 1967 Six Day War. There has been no official Israeli response to the report.

**Baruch Dayan Emmes – This morning, in Yerushalayim, HaGaon HaRav HaMaggid Mordechai Druk zt”l ‘HaMaggid Mesharim’ was niftar at 66. Since the Six Day War in 1967, he gave a shiur at the Kosel, first toveling in the mikve shortly after 4:00am. From there he went to Shaare Chessed, and then Zichron Moshe. His entire being was to deliver words of Torah.

**The High Court of Justice rejected an appeal for reduced sentences for the murderers of Minister Rechavam Ze’ev HY”D.

**Today in Eretz Yisrael is the levaya of Rav Chaim Sheinberg z”l, a brother of Rav Yosef Sheinberger from the Eida Chareidis.

**The body of Rebbitzin Frieda Zafrani z”l will arrive in Eretz Yisrael on Monday. The Rebbitzin was the wife of Rav Ezra Zafrani from the Eitz Chaim community in Lakewood.

**3 firebombs were hurled at a vehicle near Na’alin. There were no injuries but the targeted vehicle was damaged.

**Israel Electric Company rate drop tonight, about 10% for private clients and 16% for commercial clients.

**Hamodia reports on Monday there will NOT be any chareidi websites with a hechsher from Gedolei Hador shlita despite recent reports to the contrary.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)