POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*Shas leader Eli Yishai met with Kadima leader Livni on Thursday afternoon as coalition talks continue.

*Tens of thousands of visitors arrived in Chevron today, Thursday. The Machpelah was closed due to overcrowding Baruch Hashem.

*An army chopper rescued a family that became stranded in Nachal Katlev in the Bet Shemesh district.

*The UN published a report stating the tunnel smuggling system in Gaza has reached industrial proportions due to the embargo placed on Gaza by Israel.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)