(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel 11:30PM IL)

SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Monday night arrested 8 suspects. The suspects were turned over to ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) custody for questioning.

*Terrorists on Tuesday afternoon fired at IDF bulldozers near Kissufim. No injuries.

*Kassam rocket attacks continued on Tuesday.

*The IAF on Tuesday afternoon targeted terrorists in Gaza killing at least one and injuring others.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*An infant was seriously burned on HaTurim Street in Yerushalayim on Tuesday night, treated by Hatzolah and transported to a hospital by a MDA paramedic unit.

*Israel promises Quartet envoy Blair to continue easing restrictions on PA residents.

*Lebanon: Sa’ad Hariri announced on Tuesday his coalition will not surrender to Hizbullah.

*President Peres’ conference in Jerusalem Convention Center gets underway on Tuesday evening.

*Police continue to expand investigation on Tuesday, raiding Ministry of Industry & Trade on Tuesday seeking documents from when Olmert served as minister.

*Iranian students in Tehran protested outside British Embassy against Israel’s 60th anniversary.

*Noam Shalit: We never called on Hamas to release my son Gilad without expecting to give something in return.

*Hamas Minister Bassam Naeem, in Gaza, quoted by London Guardian, condemned Holocaust as “one of the most abhorrent crimes in modern history.”