Hamas leader Khaled Meshal arrived in Cairo on Sunday morning, traveling from his base in Syria. Media speculation reports the visit surrounds ongoing mediation to reach a prisoner exchange deal with Israel.

**Yair Lapid, son of the later Shinui founder and leader Tommy Lapid, has signaled he may try to re-establish the now-defunct ultra-secularist party in light of recent “chareidi coercion” and violence in the capital.

**IDF Soldiers involved in counter-terrorist operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on motzei shabbos arrested two suspects.

**Maj.-Gen. Sammy Turjeman was on Sunday appointed as commander of IDF ground forces. Outgoing commander, Maj.-Gen, Avi Mizrachi, will become the new central district commander.

**A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza at about 9:00pm Saturday night land in an area under PA control.

**A cameraman sustained light injuries in a violent anti-partition barrier protest at Bilin on Friday afternoon.

**El Al Director Chaim Romano has announced his decision to step down. The resignation takes effect in six months. Upon taking leave, the outgoing director will receive a modest sum of NIS 18 million.

**The recent turmoil between Israel and Sweden seems to have led to the cancelation of a planned visit by Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)