IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terrorism operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron apprehended 9 suspects on Monday night.

**Warmer temperatures today and Wednesday leading to a sharav heat-wave on Thursday.

**The Knesset marked National Hearing Day today, holding a special committee session in which committee members used hearing aids as a sign of solidarity with the estimated 700,000 hearing impaired Israeli residents.

**The morning math bagrut was delayed in a number of schools due to a Ministry of Education computer system glitch. The 3 point bagrut was delayed and the 4 point bagrut was pushed off to 4:30pm Tuesday.

**The Security Cabinet announced on Tuesday morning that it will not be taking part in the IDF Turning Point 4 exercise due to the Kadima opposition party compelling a Knesset session that was unplanned.

**Bank Mizrachi-Tefahot reports a clean profit of NIS 172 million in Q1 of 2010.

**Police have called on the public to assist in locating missing person Bat-Chen Aaron, 19, last seen on May 4th. She has brown hair and blue eyes, and was last seen leaving her Chadera home.

**An IDF Kfir force apprehended an Arab throwing rocks at vehicles near Silwad in Shomron. The force came under rock attack from other villagers, compelling the use of riot control adjuncts.

**HaGaon HaTzaddik R’ Yisrael Hager made a shiva visit to Maran R’ Elyashiv Shlita and then went to be mispallel at the Kosel.

**HaGaon HaRav Michel Lefkowitz Shlita made a shiva visit at Maran R’ Elyashiv Shlita.

**The media attacked PM Netanyahu & his wife for making special requests ahead of an upcoming trip abroad, with estimates stating the couple’s standard will cost taxpayers $300,000.

**A Kassam rocket landed in the Chof Ashkelon Regional Council during the morning hours. No injuries.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)