IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terrorism operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron apprehended three suspects on Monday night.

**The windshield of a bus traveling near the Gush Etzion community of N’vei Daniel was smashed in a Monday evening rock-throwing attack.

**A terror attack along the Gaza border in the area of Netiv HaAsarah was averted on Monday. Soldiers detected terrorists placing a bomb, opening fire. One was killed and others wounded. Terrorists fired an RPG at the soldiers. Baruch Hashem, there were no injuries.

**The labor dispute between labor and management in Bank Discount is escalating. 5000 nationwide employees plan to close all branches to the public on Wednesday, opting to use the time to host meetings to discuss the situation.

**A 60 [or 70]-y/o male (conflicting reports) was stabbed by an Arab assailant as he left his Yonah Street home in Petach Tikvah on Tuesday morning. The motive for the stabbing remains a mystery, apparently not a robbery. The victim was transported to Beilinson Hospital. He is listed in moderate condition with a neck injury.

**After the Purim rainstorm that brought an abundance of rain to the country, Kinneret officials report the main potable water source has risen 3 centimeters and now measures 2 centimeters above the lower red line. On a less positive note, until the level climbs to the upper red line the Kinneret requires another 4.18 meters of water.

**Merchants in Akko are observing a commercial strike on Tuesday in protest over ongoing criminal violence in the city, citing the most recent case in which an infant was injured by a stray bullet.

**Israel Military Industries on Tuesday carried out a series of explosions heard in the Beersheva area from 9:00am – 4:00pm.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)