bus traveling near Okfim Jct. north of Chevron was bombarded with rocks during the Monday evening rush hour. No injuries were reported.
 
**PA: IDF soldiers at Kalandia Checkpoint on Jerusalem’s northern border on Monday evening arrested Ahmed Nasr, a senior Fatah official who was released a number of hours later, told he is not permitted to enter and was sent back to Gaza.
 
**A 15-year-old boy who recently returned from the United States was hospitalized in Carmel Hospital in Haifa suspected of having swine flu.
 
**Mrs. Vicky Bennet, the mother of Donna Bennet HY”D on Monday stated she hopes the closure in her case gives hope to parents with missing children since even after a number of years, the case may be resolved. Mrs. Bennet had words of praise for Israel Police for always keeping her apprised and doing everything possible to locate her daughter.

**Two motorists were injured on Monday night in a rock-throwing attack between Fundak and Kedumim. One was reported in light condition after being struck in his head. No information was reported on the second.
 
**138 motorists and pedestrians were killed on the nation’s roads from January 1, 2009 until Monday night, May 18, 2009 at 9:30pm.
 
**Shin Bet Director Yuval Diskin on Tuesday morning told the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee that the period of quiet in Gaza is being used by Hamas to rearm and prepare for the next round of warfare. Diskin also stated there is no chance to achieve a peace agreement as long as Hamas runs Gaza.

**A 10-week-old infant, a great-grandchild of a GAVAD Tuvia Weiss Shlita of the Eida Chareidis died in Haifa overnight, apparently due to a heart problem which was diagnosed a number of days earlier. Baruch Dayan Emes.
 
**IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Monday night arrested nine suspects.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)