� 06:55: Sirens sounding in Zikim and other areas of southern Israel.

� Ichud Hatzalah: A female was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured on Yam Suf Street this morning. MDA paramedics transported her to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital trauma unit. It was a hit and run.

� Rehovot: A woman fell to her death from the fourth floor of a building.

� 10:30: A large IDF force has arrived at Maale Rechavam.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)