Six children sustained light injuries as a result of a blaze that broke out in an Elad afternoon daycare center. They were transported to Tel Hashomer Hospital.

**Israeli Arabs on Thursday afternoon took part in rock-throwing attacks on Route 431 near Ramle. Damage reported.

**Two more Israelis, a male (71) and female (79) who suffered from underlying chronic illness, died of swine flu. The death toll stands at 55.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)