Israeli Police confiscated an incredible amount of armaments from Israeli Arabs in towns in the Wadi Ara region along Highway 65 in northern Israel. Among the arms seized were 98 pistols, 100 rifles, 65 grenades, 48 improvised explosive devices, and more than 300 ammunition cartridges. 13 people, all Israeli Arabs were detained. Over the past few weeks, Israeli police have been cracking down on the violence that has been plaguing the Arab sector of society.

A terrorist opened fire from a moving vehicle in a shoot-and-run attempt at Israeli security forces near Tulkarem. No one was injured in the incident.

Israeli tourist in Russia who was arrested for entering the airport with a small amount of drugs, was handed a 7.5 year sentence by Russian courts on Saturday. Her lawyers told Israeli media that they would submit an appeal within 10 days time.

A man of about 60 died Saturday after being electrocuted near the Arik Bridge in the Jordan River. Magen David Adom paramedics administered medical aid and attempted to resuscitate the man, but were forced to declare his death.

Donations to a Brazilian scholarship campaign to benefit Jewish students collected $4.1 million in three days. More than 3,000 donors contributed Oct. 5-7 to assists students from the 15 Jewish schools in Sao Paulo. The city is home to half of Brazil’s Jewish community of 120,000.

Israel Police received a complaint regarding 35 headstones that were damaged in the northern Israeli city of Nof Hagalil in a cemetery where many of the graves belonged to WWI soldiers, both Jewish and non-Jewish. According to a police statement, an employee at Nof Hagalil’s old cemetery said that he discovered 35 smashed headstones during a routine inspection on Friday.

“The desecration of the graves of World War I heroes in Haifa is an abhorrent crime. We owe these soldiers a historical debt for the liberation of the Land of Israel from Ottoman rule. We are doing everything necessary to find those responsible and bring them to justice,” said Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a statement.

A 50-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured on Seven Stars Boulevard in Herzliya when she was hit by a car on Saturday.

A 30-year-old man was seriously injured when a motorcycle ran into a parked vehicle on HaGefen Street in Haifa.

A 32-year-old man fell off of a chair during a party on Moshe Beker Street in Rishon LeZion. He was seriously injured after he was trampled on by celebrants.

A 22-year-old man was seriously injured by gunfire on Gush Etzion Street in Haifa in an incident that police have declared as a criminal incident.

A 40-year-old man was seriously injured when he was shot on Herzl Boulevard in Ramle. Police have said that this too was a criminal incident

Artem Dolgopyat won the silver medal for the second time at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. Dolgopyat came in second in the men’s floor exercise.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)