SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*Thursday, day 30 of the virtual Gaza ceasefire.

*Today is Gilad Shalit�s 853rd day in Hamas captivity.

*IDF soldiers during the night arrested a wanted suspect in the Ramallah area.

*Rock-throwing attacks late Wednesday night south of Gush Etzion between Karmei Tzur and Beit Omar. No injuries were reported.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*PM Olmert, DM Barak, IDF Chief Ashkenazi and former IDF Chief Halutz were among those present in the IDF�s Schrage Base on Wednesday evening along with the bereaved families and of course, the coffins of the soldiers.

*PM Olmert has hired private detectives to dig up dirt on the state�s star witness, Moshe Talansky.

*Motor vehicle offices are opening today, Thursday, ending their strike.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)