12:38:

A man sustained moderate injuries after being struck by a forklift near Beersheva.

13:30:

An IDF court remanded the terrorist who stabbed IDF soldier Edan Atias HY”D to death on an Egged bus.

14:06:

A 15-year-old Yavne student was arrested for vandalizing a teacher’s car. The youth allegedly committed the act last week after the teacher shouted at him in class.

14:23:

Over 100 protestors are in the streets in Netivot, angered over the remand of Rabbi YA in the Domrani/Effergan case. Police are on the scene.

14:30:

Former IDF Spokesman Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai has been promoted to Major-General to become the next Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, or COGAT as it is called in Israel.

14:55:

The daily Maariv plans to launch a weekly English language magazine which will address international affairs. Maariv hopes to be up and running by the end of 2013.

15:02:

The IAF retaliated for rockets fired into Israel earlier striking terrorists in the Zeitoun area.

15:23:

Globes: The plan of WhatsApp to introduce an annual charge does not seem to deter Israeli users. A survey of 500 Israeli Internet users over-18 conducted by the M.I.S. Institute through iPanel checked the level of use of the app and if people were ready to pay NIS 4 annually for it.60% of users said they are willing to pay.

15:57:

Globes: El Al is offering new lines to Venice, Italy and Larnaca, & Cyprus. At present there will be one weekly flight to Venice and two weekly flights to Larnaca.

16:10:

Dozens of right-wingers protesting at the entrance to Yerushalayim from Highway 1 following the fatal stabbing attack in Afula on Wednesday. Two people arrested for shouting racist slurs.

16:17:

Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein told losing candidate Eli Cohen that he cannot prevent officially announcing the results of the city’s mayoral election.

16:40:

A 32-year-old Um el-Fahm resident was arrested on suspicion of vandalizing 40 matzeivos in the Kibbutz Givat Ohz beis hachaim.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)