Wednesday Morning News Briefs from Eretz Yisrael

Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Wednesday that Israel will not freeze construction in Yosh communities.

**The body of a female was found in the Kinneret on Wednesday morning. Police believe it may be 25-year-old Tamar Feldman who disappeared while swimming on Sunday.

**The IDF Homefront Command is operating in Netanya today, between 8:30am-1:00pm as Turning Point 3 continues.

**A 4 y/o boy was run over and killed on Tuesday afternoon near the Nโ€™vei Yakov home. His mother saw the tragedy. Police say preliminary investigation shows the driver was not at fault.

**Limited visibility due to haze prevented at least two flights from landing at Ben-Gurion Airport Wednesday morning. The flights were diverted to Cyprus. One of the flights came from Bulgaria and the second Toronto.

**The IDF soldier stabbed at the Chawarah Checkpoint in Shomron on Tuesday is reported in light condition. The attacker, a 12 y/o PA resident was crossing in the humanitarian line when he stabbed the soldier. He remains in custody.

**In a move to further relax restrictions on PA resident, the IDF on Wednesday removed a number of checkpoints, including Birzeit and Rimonim, both in the Benjamin Regional Council district.

**A motorist was attacked by Arabs throwing rocks near Tekoa in Gush Etzion. No injuries in the Wednesday morning attack.

**A hotel in the Kinneret area was apprehended pumping water from the nationโ€™s water source to obtain free water for irrigating lawns and other uses, which are illegal due to the new water austerity regulations.

(Yechiel Spira โ€“ YWN Israel)

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