01:10:

A female Jewish driver fell victim to Arab carjackers near Maale Shomron during the night. The attackers fled with the victim’s vehicle. B”H she was physically uninjured.

06:00:

Likud MK Tzipi Hotevely announced her engagement on motzei Shabbos.

10:52:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to visit Syria this week, the first visit since the revolution in that country in 1979.

11:15:

Carmel Hospital in Haifa – internal medicine unit at 120% capacity and intensive care unit at 140% capacity. The hospital’s pediatric ward is at 100% and 30 emergency room patients are waiting for a room. The hospital has called in additional staff to deal with the load.

11:50:

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)