Friday Afternoon News Briefs from Eretz Yisrael

A reported 500 mispalalim were on hand Thursday night at the Kever 70 Zekeinim in Shomron, marking their yahrzeit, 5 Shvat as was reported on YWN. Among the participants was Rav Yaakov Yosef Shlita.

**PM Olmert questioned on Friday for a 12th time by Israel Police. The session is scheduled to last for 2.5 hours.

**3,000 supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met their leader upon his return home from Switzerland to praise his anti-Israel words and actions during the conference and embrace him with a hero�s welcome.

**Gasoline prices will increase on motzei Shabbos by 7%. A liter of 95 octane at a self-service pump will sell for 5.08 ($5 a US gallon).

**Hamas leaders had words of praise for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for �defending the victims of the Zionist criminals� in response to his actions at the Davos economic summit.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)�

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