TUESDAY NIGHT:

A female cyclist speeding out of control smashed into rocks near Tekoa in Gush Etzion and was killed.

TUESDAY:

Three firebombs were hurled at a number 160 bus traveling in Gush Etzion on the Tunnel Highway. B’chasdei Hashem there were no fatalities or injuries.

09:19:

A male driver in his 20s was killed when his scooter flipped near the Ramot Checkpoint in Yerushalayim this morning. It appears the vehicle hit a pool of oil.

09:59:

About 150 military industries employees are protesting at the southern entrance to Kiryat Shmona, blocking traffic. They are protesting planned layoffs in the area, the result of a decision to discontinue certain projects.

10:04:

“If cigarettes are too expensive the poor may stop smoking. Food and education are more important” Finance Minister Yair Lapid said this morning.

10:44:

Arabs stole sheep and a horse from the Talya Farm and Mitzpei Yair respectively during the night.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)