IDF soldiers taking part in counter terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron arrested 9 suspects on Tuesday night.

**US Mideast envoy George Mitchell is meeting on Wednesday in Ramallah with PA leader Abu Mazen. He will also be meeting with opposition leader Tzipi Livni.

**A firebomb was hurled at an Israeli motorist traveling near Ariel in Shomron on Tuesday night. Baruch Hashem, there were no injuries.

**National Book Week gets underway nationwide in Israel today, Wednesday.

**PM Netanyahu will be meeting with Likud faction MKs on Wednesday ahead of his address to the nation, scheduled to take place on Sunday.

**The IDF Spokesman’s Office released a statement that Yair Netanyahu, the oldest son of PM Netanyahu and his wife, has passed all of his induction exams and will be joining the military in the summer draft and upon completion of basic training, he will be assigned to the spokesman’s office.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)