**The sirens did not sound in the Sunday afternoon rocket attack which left one home damaged, one person lightly injured and a number of others treated for hysteria. Officials acknowledge the early-warning system malfunctioned and did not warn residents of the incoming projectile.

**Military intelligence chief Major-General Amos Yadlin told cabinet ministers on Sunday that Hamas is likely to try to perpetrate terror attacks as a sign of a “victory” for Gaza residents. He also stated Operation Cast Lead should serve as a “stop sign” regarding Iranian hostilities against Israel.

**An Arab was apprehended with a concealed knife near the Machpelah in Chevron on Sunday afternoon.

**Over 1,700 claims were filed with government property adjusters for damage to homes and vehicles resulting from rocket attacks from Gaza.

2:40PM: A minibus traveling on the Yitzchak Rabin Highway (Hwy 6) flipped near Kassam Interchange. 12 people were injured, one moderately and the remainder light.

15:09: A number of mortar shells landed in the Eshkol region without injuries.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)