SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*11:12: A bomb was detonated against IDF soldiers along the Gaza border in the Kibbutz Miflasim area. No injuries were reported.

*Four bombs were detected along the Gaza border fence in the Kissufim area. No injuries were reported.

*16:26: Kassam rocket attack without injuries.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*Globes: 46% of industrial companies have cancelled employee pay hikes planned for 2009, and 40% of companies have cancelled bonuses, according to a new survey by the Manufacturers Association of Israel of 50 companies.

*Likud’s primary elections got off to a late start in the Jerusalem Convention Center on Monday morning after a tractor damaged a fiber optic cable, resulting in outages in cellular and internet services in the capital and other areas.

*Gavriel Bibi of Kiryat Arba, who is facing charges for assaulting a photographer last week in Chevron, was released on bail with restrictions on Monday.

*An IDF soldier was lightly injured in the Golan Heights when the tank he was traveling in flipped over.

*16:00: 20% voter turnout reported in Likud primaries. Party officials may extend voting from 23:00 to 00:00.

*Israel’s first vehicle recharging station for electric cars opened its doors in Cinema City in Tel Aviv on Monday.

*Ayala Ben-Gavir, the wife of right-wing activist Itamar, was arrested with her 8-month-old daughter for protesting outside the Modi’in area home of IDF Central District Commander Maj.-Gen. Gadi Shamni. She was released with conditions, including a prohibition against coming near the senior commander’s home in the future. Also arrested was Mrs. Elisheva Federman.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)