SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*Today, Monday, is day 146 of the virtual Gaza ceasefire.

*Today is Gilad Shalit’s 870th day in Hamas captivity.

*PA security forces fired at gunmen in PA areas of Chevron on Sunday night. At least six people reported wounded by gunfire.

*A rocket attack was reported in S. Israel late Sunday night. No injuries.

*DM Barak has decided Gaza crossings will remain closed today, Monday, due to continued rocket attacks.

*IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Sunday night apprehended 24 suspects. Arrests were made in Jenin, Ramallah and Bet Lechem.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*PA on Sunday night reported blackouts in Gaza due to cessation of fuel shipments by Israel.

*Major supermarkets on Monday morning are lowering the price on subsidized breads by 10%.

*17th Yahrzeit of Rav Yehuda Tzadka, Rosh Yeshiva Porat Yosef.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)