Wednesday Afternoon News Briefs from Eretz Yisrael

Today, 1 Kislev is the yahrzeit of the Mumbai terror attack. A total of 173 people were murdered in the attack.

**The IDF Homefront Command is ran tests on emergency air raid sirens in the Modi�in area at 11:00am.

**IDF soldiers taking part in counter-terrorism operations throughout Yehuda and Shomron apprehended 24 suspects on Tuesday night.

**According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, 62% of the population of Betar Illit is children, under 17.

**The Arabic al-Shark al-Awsat newspaper reports progress in talks towards the release of Gilad Shalit.

**A siren was sounded in the Shar HaNegev Council late Wednesday morning signaling an incoming rocket attack. Baruch Hashem, it was a false alarm.

**A 35-y/o female died of swine flu complications in Chadera�s Hillel Yafeh Hospital. Officials report the victim had �severe� underlying medical problems. Health officials report the death toll from the illness now stands at 51.

**City workers were attacked by Arabs as they carried out a demolition order for an uninhabited home in the predominately Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Issawiya. Arabs pelted them with rocks. No injuries were reported.

**Two border policemen were arrested on Wednesday, suspected of beating an Arab man.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)

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