08:00:

Jews entered the Arab village of Biteulu NW of Ramallah during the night and spray painted

graffiti on the wall of a building. They got into a confrontation with residents. Security forces entered and broke up the incident. One Jew sustained light injuries.

08:59:

An El Al flight from Bangkok to Tel Aviv turned around two hours into the flight after striking a bird. The plane was checked and determined to be ok. Passengers were sent to a hotel and the plane is expected to take off during the afternoon hours.

08:50:

An 18-month-old infant in Elad sustained moderate burns when a cup of hot coffee spilled. Hatzalah Gush Dan and MDA responded and the child was transported to Schneider Children’s Hospital.

09:53:

Israel Railways: 28 train operators called in sick. The work sanctions are resulting in system wide delays.

13:04:

A Jerusalem court extended the remand of a yeshiva student, one of the suspects who sprayed detectives with teargas on Tuesday.

14:45

Transportation Minister Katz announces in the summer, there will be a 12% increase in the number of flights to and from Israel as a result of the Open Skies program.

14:49:

Agriculture officials are dealing with another invasion of locusts in the southern area of the country.

15:07: Firebomb attack against an Israeli vehicle near Hebron. No injuries.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)