*Winter driving regulations begin today, November 1st, continuing through the end of March.

*A 10 inch knife, makeshift gun, gas grenade were found in the home of a suspect detained for his involvement rock-throwing attacks in el-Aroub in the Gush Etzion district. Rock-throwing at a bus earlier in the night prompted soldiers to enter the village, leading to the search of the suspect’s home.

*Ran Cohen, of the radical left-wing Meretz Party has decided to retire from politics Kol Yisrael Radio reports. Cohen was a member of Knesset since 1988.

*Hizbullah has appointed a replacement for Imad Mughniyeh who was killed in a car bomb blast this year. According to a Kuwait report, Mustafa Shehadeh will be taking his place.

*Kadima leader Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni applauds decision of Israel media not to air the interview with Yigal Amir, the convicted assassin of Yigal Amir.