A 27-y/o diagnosed with pneumonia died in hospital over the weekend, possibly linked to swine flu. A positive determination is yet to be made.

**Iron Dome rocket interception system is expected to be operational against rocket attacks from Gaza in under a year.

**The soldier accused of stealing IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gabi Ashkenazi’s credit card information was indicted on Sunday.

**The Golani soldier who accidentally fired a bullet from his weapon, killing fellow soldier Ohr Hadad, will face manslaughter charges. The gun went off as the soldier was playing with his weapon.

**Education Minister Gideon Saar announced on Sunday that in order to prevent violence and crime, the state must invest in education.

**Rahat received a complaint from JNF officials over the uprooting of 700 trees in the Goral Forest in Givat Goral. Olive trees were planted in place of the uprooted JNF trees. The incident appears related to land disputes between Bedouins and the state regarding land rights.

**A pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured on Jerusalem’s Derech Yericho.

**One person was seriously injured in Geha Hwy near Coca Cola Junction.

**A Beit Shemesh resident stated that while passing the Arab village of Hussan, someone tried to stab him. He was uninjured. Police are investigating.

**As of midday Sunday, 226 people have been killed on the nation’s roadways since January 1, 2009.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)