SECURITY/DEFENSE:

*Today, Tuesday, is day 84 of the virtual Gaza ceasefire.

*Today is Gilad Shalit�s 807th day in Hamas captivity.

*IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron on Monday night arrested 10 suspects. Arrests were made in Shechem, Ramallah, Chevron and in Beit Lechem, where makeshift weapons and a pipe bomb were recovered. Suspects in custody were turned over to the ISA (Israel Security Agency � Shin Bet) for interrogation.

POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:

*Shula Zaken stated she will never speak out against PM Olmert and never agree to become a state witness.

*Kiryat Motzkin-Nahariya train service suspended today too as track maintenance continues.

*America is planning to sell an advanced anti-ballistic missile system to the UAE.

*Prof. Jeff Halper, the Israeli who was on board one of the boats which violated Gazan waters to protest Israel�s �occupation of Gaza� was granted honorary Gazan citizenship by the ruling Hamas regime.

*From May 6th through August 31st, the official swimming season on the nation�s beaches, there were 38 fatal drowning incidents reported.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)