� Sirens sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council shortly before 7:00 AM. B�chasdei Hashem there were no fatalities or injuries.

� Physicians in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital will be holding a one-hour meeting to decide on what actions to take in light of the medical center�s increasingly difficult fiscal situation.

� IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terrorism operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron arrested 18 suspects during the night.

� Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem physicians move to a Shabbos schedule for an undetermined time period in a protest move over salary payment issues resulting from the hospital�s financial problems.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)