Thursday Afternoon News Briefs from Eretz Yisrael

Over 100 rockets have landed in Israel since Israel declared a unilateral ceasefire following Operation Cast Lead, the IDF reports.

**A false alarm signaling a Katyusha rocket attack in Kiryat Shmona on Wednesday morning caused alarm for area residents.

**Premier-designate Binyamin Netanyahu is calling on leaders in Israel�s business community to meet with him as he begins formulating policies to extricate Israel from the economic crisis.

**10:00am Friday: A protest is planned at Paris Square opposite the Prime Minister�s Residence on behalf of Gilad Shalit. Supporters will call on PM Olmert to bring Shalit home before stepping down from office.

**Iran and Syria must provide a UN sanctions committee with an explanation regarding the arms vessel detained last month in Cyprus.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)

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