SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*Monday, day 48 of the virtual Gaza ceasefire.

*Today is Gilad Shalit’s 772nd day in Hamas captivity.

*Rock-throwing attacks against Israeli motorists were reported on Sunday near Na’alin. No injuries were reported.

*IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Sunday night arrested four wanted terrorists. The suspects were turned over to the ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet) for interrogation.

*Israeli intelligence officials are warning Israelis that Hizbullah is planning to target Israelis in western Africa. Nevertheless, a travel advisory has not been issued by the government’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*The IDF will be buying US-made self-heat meals for ‘manot krav’, battle rations, manufactured by Meal Mart. Learning from the difficult lesson of the Second Lebanon War, thousands of the glatt kosher OU-certified meals were purchased and are ready for an emergency situation.

*In response to mounting fuel costs, Israir will be canceling its regular flights to NY this winter. In addition, the airline may also limit or cut a number of flights to European destinations.

*Kadima accusing opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu of incitement as was the case prior to the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin.

*Israel on Sunday released former Hamas Finance Minister Omar Abdel Razeq from prison, reporting he served his sentence.

*Jonathan Pollard petitioning Tel Aviv Court: He insists that neither he nor his wife have received financial assistance from the State of Israel as government officials have claimed.

*The state will respond to the Supreme Court on Monday regarding an ACRI (Association for Civil Rights in Israel) petition intended to prevent Israel from returning Fatah terrorists to Gaza.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)