Firefighters on Sunday morning took part in a hazardous materials training event in the Teva Company located in the Har Chotzvim High-Tech Park.

** Yair Lapid announces he will not join any government that refuses to renew diplomatic talks with the PA (Palestinian Authority).

** Former Labor Party leader Amram Mitzne, who is also a former mayor of Haifa, has joined Tzipi Livni�s The Movement Party. Mitzne will be number 2 on the Livni ticket.

** 10 persons were injured lightly, including 7 children in AM accident on the Ayalon Highway northbound.

** MK Meir Sheetrit is the 7th Kadima MK to leave for Tzipi Livni�s �The Movement� party, giving her sufficient numbers to qualify for funding and election committee approval.

** Former Chief of IDF Personnel Elazar Stern, who indicated earlier he plans to team up with Rabbi Chaim Amsellem, now states his final decision is to join Tzipi Livni�s �The Movement� party.

** Thousands gather in Ramallah on Sunday to greet Abu Mazen, who returned from NYC following his successful effort to have the UN accept the PA as a non-member observer nation.

** Having gathered the required 25 signatures, the opposition has compelled a special Knesset session on Monday to address the government�s failures following Operation Pillar of Defense, social economic policies, as well as the nation�s economy.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)