09:15: Rocks hurled at a bus traveling south of Gush Etzion near al-Aroub. No injuries reported.

** A crane collapse at a construction site at the intersection of Routes 471 and 40 claimed the life of one man this morning.

** Support rallies for the PA bid to the United Nations General Assembly are being held throughout PA autonomous areas.

** Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai denies reports that he has been in secret talks with Tzipi Livni towards possibly entering the Knesset race under her party. Huldai explains he is a member of the Labor Party and plans to remain the city’s mayor.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)