SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*Today, Wednesday, is day 162 of the virtual Gaza ceasefire.

*Today is Gilad Shalit’s 886th day in Hamas captivity.

*IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Tuesday night arrested 8 suspects.

*Arab threw rocks at a border police jeep near Bet HaShalom in Chevron on Tuesday night. No injuries.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*A man sustained a “high fall” in Ben-Gurion International Airport Terminal 3 on Tuesday night. He lost consciousness for a period of time and was transported to Assaf HaRofeh Hospital in moderate condition.

*Protestors interrupted the address to the Sderot Conference delivered by FM Roni Bar-On.

*FM Livni indicates she will speak to her Thai counterpart regarding two Israelis sentenced to death in drug case. The ministry however does not plan to take official action to assist until the outcome of the appeal is known.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)