SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*Today, Wednesday, is day 169 of the virtual Gaza ceasefire.

*Today is Gilad Shalit’s 893rd day in Hamas captivity.

*A 16-year-old girl on Tuesday was hospitalized for non-serious injuries. She told authorities she was attacked by Arabs near Bet HaShalom.

*17:10: Kassam rocket attack without injuries.

*00:48: Kassam rocket attack without injuries.

*02:19: Mortar shells land near the Nachal Oz base. No injuries.

*IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Tuesday night arrested 14 suspects.

*Arab areas of Chevron remain a closed military zone.

*Defense Minister Ehud Barak plans to ‘distance instigators’ from Chevron in the hope of lowering violence in the area of Bet HaShalom.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*Labor Party officials on Tuesday decided to call of the primaries due to massive computer system failure and reschedule it for Thursday.

*DM Barak on Tuesday night turned to MK (National Union) Uri Ariel, calling on him to calm the situation in Chevron to prevent Jews from attacking soldiers and Arabs. Ariel told the defense minister that community leaders are doing just that.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)