A soldier was lightly injured in a rock attack from the Arab village of Na�alin. Serious violence was reported at about 1:30pm. The soldier was transported to a hospital for treatment.
**The PM�s Office confirms reports that contact has been made by the PA towards renewed diplomatic talks, stating no timetable has been set.
**President Shimon Peres is celebrating his 86th birthday today.
**Yahadut HaTorah�s R� E.M. Moses expressed disapproval of the coalition�s decision to bring a controversial conversion bill for a preliminary vote today. The party members met in urgent sessions upon hearing of the coalition plans.
**Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit told an Arabic publication that Israel�s insistence that 12 released terrorists be exiled is all that is holding up a Gilad Shalit prisoner release deal.
(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)
