Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Wednesday that Israel will not freeze construction in Yosh communities.
**The body of a female was found in the Kinneret on Wednesday morning. Police believe it may be 25-year-old Tamar Feldman who disappeared while swimming on Sunday.
**The IDF Homefront Command is operating in Netanya today, between 8:30am-1:00pm as Turning Point 3 continues.
**A 4 y/o boy was run over and killed on Tuesday afternoon near the N’vei Yakov home. His mother saw the tragedy. Police say preliminary investigation shows the driver was not at fault.
**Limited visibility due to haze prevented at least two flights from landing at Ben-Gurion Airport Wednesday morning. The flights were diverted to Cyprus. One of the flights came from Bulgaria and the second Toronto.
**The IDF soldier stabbed at the Chawarah Checkpoint in Shomron on Tuesday is reported in light condition. The attacker, a 12 y/o PA resident was crossing in the humanitarian line when he stabbed the soldier. He remains in custody.
**In a move to further relax restrictions on PA resident, the IDF on Wednesday removed a number of checkpoints, including Birzeit and Rimonim, both in the Benjamin Regional Council district.
**A motorist was attacked by Arabs throwing rocks near Tekoa in Gush Etzion. No injuries in the Wednesday morning attack.
**A hotel in the Kinneret area was apprehended pumping water from the nation’s water source to obtain free water for irrigating lawns and other uses, which are illegal due to the new water austerity regulations.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)