The Mofaz Bill was pushed off on Wednesday in Knesset because of erev Tisha B’Av and will most likely come to a vote next week.

**IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Wednesday night arrested 8 suspects.

**2 Arabs were killed in Gaza on Thursday as a result of the collapse to two weapons smuggling tunnels.

**President Shimon Peres calls on interior ministry to find a solution to avoid deporting children of illegal foreign nationals. Interior Minister Yishai plans to convene a special meeting on Sunday to address the matter.

**The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is closed today, Tisha B’Av.

**Islamic Jihad released a statement that they fired 6 mortar rounds in the Kissufim area on Thursday morning.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)