IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terrorism operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron apprehended 9 suspects during the night.

** Anti-Christian graffiti on a monastery and a number of a cars in Jerusalem’s Valley of the Cross area. Police are investigating.

** The Knesset Ethics Committee has limited MK Dr. Ahmad Tibi’s speaking privileges in Knesset for a month following an incident recently in which he verbally assaulted MK Vaknin of Shas while the latter was addressing the forum.

** “Death to Arabs” and “Kahane was right” were spray painted in the playground of a Jerusalem bilingual school which serves Jewish and Arab students alike.

** Emergency services on Monday conducted a drill simulating a missile attack into Ashkelon involving a missile carrying an unconventional warhead.

** As a result of a water main break on Monday, 30,000 Mevaseret Tzion residents were without water.

** The Knesset Finance Committee voted to increase the salary of MKs by 1,078 NIS a month.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)