Activists working towards the release of Gilad Shalit will escort UN Chief Ban ki-Moon as he heads to Erez Crossing to Gaza.

**The earthquake that struck northern Israel on Saturday evening measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. No injuries were reported.

**Forces remain on heightened alert status throughout Yehuda and Shomron following days of escalated violence.

**Lebanon: Anti-aircraft fire directed at IAF fighter jets violating Lebanese air space.

**Sderot Mayor Buskila calls on the government to halt rocket fire now and not to prevent a continued escalation in rocket fire.

**Southern Israeli residents and security forces remain on heightened alert status following the recent increase in rocket attacks. 12 rockets were fired into southern Israel in recent days.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)