During police activity in the Israeli-Arab town of Qalansuwa, a search of a house revealed several object that are suspected to be pipe-bombs, ammunition and weapon parts. The objects were seized and the residents, a 25-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman, were arrested.

Former President Moshe Katsav has reportedly decided to appeal the parole board decision to not grant him early release from prison. He is serving a seven-year prison term for sexual crimes, including rape.

Earlier this week, Katsav’s attorneys requested to extend the deadline for filing the appeal until today, after Katsav reportedly did not want to appeal. Today’s announcement therefore reflects a change of heart by Katsav, who appears to have been persuaded eventually by his lawyers.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed that the Red Alert alarm that sounded in the Gaza Belt region about an hour ago was a false alarm.

A red alert alarm was sounded in the Gaza Belt region. Residents living in the Eshkol region reportedly heard explosions, yet it remains unconfirmed whether the alarm was real.

Netanyahu reportedly offered MK Avigdor Liberman, Chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party, the Defense Ministry porfolio during a meeting this afternoon in which the two discussed the possibility of Liberman’s faction joining the coalition.

In a statement, the Likud party said that the meeting “was conducted in good spirits and at the end it was decided to establish negotiating teams.” Liberman’s associates said that he and Netanyahu agreed to meet again later this evening.