SECURITY/DEFENSE:
*Today, Monday, is day 55 of the virtual Gaza ceasefire.
*Today is Gilad Shalit�s 779th day in Hamas captivity.
*IDF soldiers involved in counter-terror operations in Yehuda and Shomron on Sunday night arrested 8 suspects. They were turned over to the ISA (Israel Security Agency � Shin Bet) for interrogation.
POLITICS, DOMESTIC & MORE:
*2 dead and others injured in smuggling tunnel collapse near Rafiach on Sunday.
*Over 100,000 people visited the Kosel on Tisha B�Av, Kol Chai Radio reported.
*There were no injuries in a reported gas leak in Tel Hashomer Hospital on Sunday night. A fire department hazmat unit detected the cause of the believed leak was the spreading of fertilizer in a nearby field.
*Minister of Housing Ze�ev Boim to announce his support for one of the Kadima candidates in the party�s primary race.
*Directors of the nation�s government hospitals are calling on ministers to stop the bid for the construction of a new hospital in Ashdod. They explain the funds are needed to support the hospitals that are crumbling under the fiscal strain.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
