The Bank of Israel raised interest rates from 0.25% to 0.75%.

**US dollar dropped against the NIS, closing at NIS 1/$3.804.

**Dozens protest outside the Swedish Embassy in Tel Aviv on Monday evening in response to the Swedish government’s refusal to condemn the reports alleging the IDF kills Arabs to harvest their organs.

**FM Lieberman wishes to disqualify anyone not serving in the IDF or national service from applying for diplomatic training course to become a member of the Foreign Ministry diplomatic staff.

**Former Education Minister MK Prof. Yuli Tamir calls on FM Lieberman to resign in line of his “racist policy” as per the previous post, banning citizens who lack public service from the Foreign Ministry service.

**One of the terrorists fired upon near Gaza border fence earlier was killed. Two other terrorists fled back into Gaza. A soldier was lightly injured in the mortar shell attack.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)