A hand grenade placed in a vehicle in Mevassret Tzion exploded during the night, resulting in damage. Police are investigating, indicating the incident was criminal and not terrorism.

**IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terrorism operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron apprehended one suspect on Tuesday night.

**An Israeli motorist sustained light injuries in a Wednesday morning rock-throwing attack on Highway 443 near Beit Sira.

**Major training exercise taking place in Tel Aviv today and Thursday simulating an attack involving biological warfare.

**Iranian Speaker of the Parliament Ali Larijani is accusing Israel’s Mossad Intelligence Agency for assassination the nuclear physicist killed in the bomb blast in Tehran on Tuesday.

**11:00AM: A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza landed in an open area in southern Israel.

**President Shimon Peres on Tuesday escorted 30 of Israel’s most prominent businessman in Nazareth, seeking to encourage them to invest in Israel’s future in the north.

**Tnuva has invested NIS 25 million to change its logo and containers of products. It is about to embark on a nationwide PR campaign to promote its new image.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)