07:00:

A training exercise simulating a missile attack gets underway in the area of the Hadera Central Bus Station.

07:44:

Forecasters predict cloudy skies with a sharp decrease in temperatures throughout the country today.

08:00:

A 35-year-old male was struck by a truck in Ariel this morning. He is in serious condition. 154 people have been killed on Israel’s roads since January 1, 2013.

10:00:

Bedouin communities in the Negev area are striking today. Some 80,000 children are not attending school. The strike is in protest of the government’s master plan for the Bedouin community.

11:00:

PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habash told Israeli reporters in Ramallah that for as long as Israel accepts the pre-1967 borders, Israel and the PA can move forward in peace negotiations.

11:11:

Two Jews were arrested on suspicion of hurling a firebomb and rocks at an Arab home in Burin. They were arrested shortly after the shooting attack against a bus in Chawarah.

11:55:

The IDF on Wednesday facilitated the transfer of 268 trucks containing 7,646 tons of goods to Gaza. The shipments included 4,360 tons of construction materials.

12:00:

IDF troops during the night arrested an Islamic Jihad terrorist in the Jenin area. He was carrying bomb components at the time of his arrest.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)