The Interior Ministry has declared German Nobel Prize laureate Gunter Grass �persona non grata�, barring him from entering Israel.

11:38: Damage reported in rock-throwing attack against a bus near el-Fuar in the Hebron Hills. No injuries.

12:10: Arabic graffiti sprawled on tombstones in Hebron�s Jewish cemetery. Police summoned to investigate.

13:15: Fatal drowning of 18-year-old male in Kinneret despite advanced resuscitation efforts on the scene.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)