A bus driver was placed in custody after assaulting a policeman that issued him a summons. The bus driver, employed by Dan, was stopped over the weekend by Petach Tikvah traffic police who observed him committing an offense.

**A Shabbos fire in a Moshav Tzoren shul was caused by an electrical short circuit. Residents report that heroic efforts by firemen were successful and there was no damage reported to sifrei Torah.

11:55am: A Kassam rocket landed in an open area in southern Israel. No injuries reported.

**Six Egyptian nationals inside Israel illegally are suspected in Netanya area break-ins. The suspects are members of the Bedouin community.

**250 Bet Shean civil servants protested outside the Prime Minister�s Office on Sunday after not receiving their salaries in two months. They plan to establish a protest tent in Jerusalem as well.

**Close associates of Binyamin Netanyahu announce that while Likud may sign coalition agreements with right-wing parties, the door for a broad-based coalition remains open at this time.

**Likud MK and likely cabinet minister in the incoming government Dr. Binyamin Begin on Sunday visited communities in the Shomron Regional Council including Har Bracha, Rechalim and Elon Moreh.

**Kadima leader Tzipi Livni in response to Likud calls to join coalition stated Kadima and Likud must reach basic agreement on diplomatic issues, including Kadima�s demand that Likud recognize the �two-state solution� concept pertaining to talks with the PA.�

**Following Sunday coalition talks, R� Yaakov Litzman reports �good talks� and he is confident if they meet every day, a deal will be reached by the end of the week.

**Shaul Mofaz on Sunday visited the Shalit tent outside the Prime Minister�s Residence, reiterating his support for terrorist exchange for Gilad Shalit�s release, calling the Shalit issue one that �morally compels Israel to act�.

**Two policemen were injured, light-to-moderately, when their jeep overturned on the Minharot Tunnel Highway near the checkpoint.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)