A man was arrested on Monday near Kibbutz Sasa on the border with Lebanon on suspicion of drug smuggling. An IDF patrol noticed two men throwing bundles from the Lebanese to the Israeli side, and arrested an Israeli man who approached the border allegedly to collect the packages, found to contain 22kg of heroin and cocaine.
An Arab group is lobbying for a separate pedagogic council to give Israel's Arab citizens more control over the curricula taught in their schools. The Follow-Up Committee for Arab Education says such a group would be able to tailor Arab education to the needs of the community.
An Israeli bus-driver has been remanded on suspicion of selling drugs to his passengers. The 43-year-old man allegedly would complete the transactions near the end of his route, where he would provide ecstasy, marijuana and hashish.
The IDF is to declare an amnesty between August 26 and September 9 during which people in possession of army equipment will be able to return it without fear of prosecution. During the last such amnesty in 2002, the IDF received a huge amount of material, including a Navy speedboat.
Syrian President Bashar Assad visited Moscow to discuss expanding military ties with Russia. "Weapons purchases are very important," he told the Kommersant newspaper. "Moreover, the West and Israel continue to put pressure on Russia."
Binyamin Gibli, the head of Military Intelligence during the 1954 failed attempt at sabotage in Egypt, which became known as the Lavon Affair, died aged 89. The disastrous mission was aimed at attacking Western targets in Egypt to damage its diplomatic ties and make the West view
Israel more favourably.
A couple have been quizzed by police after they left their three-year-old son at a park in the north and only realised they had forgotten him when they reached Tiberias two hours later. The parents, who have five children, are being investigated for possible neglect.
American businessman Moshe Talansky will not return to Israel for the rest of his cross-examination over Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's corruption investigation because it will complicate his defence in a grand jury investigation under way against him in the US.
Doctors failed to save the life of a premature baby girl, delivered at 23 weeks and initially declared dead but who later showed signs of life despite being kept in a hospital morgue refrigerator for six hours. Ali and Faiza Majdoub named their daughter Hiba, meaning gift from God in Arabic, before burying her in the Galil town of Kfar Yasif.
A joint team of 13 Israelis and 13 Palestinians were preparing to travel to Australia to compete in the equivalent of the World Cup of Australian Rules Football. The Peace Team, an initiative of the Peres Centre for Peace, has been training in Jerusalem since January.
A Jordanian artist wants to visit Sderot to build a statue symbolising peace. Ahmed Khalifa, who has in the past constructed statues for the Peres Centre for Peace, said he wanted to show that there were Arab artists who felt sympathy for the bealguered town. Sderot major Eli Moyal will consider the request.
Tel Aviv's Barby venue hosted the Legends of Roots reggae tour, featuring bands including Sonoma and Groundation. The two- day festival celebrated reggae legends including Max Romeo and The Abyssinians.
A three-day festival of children's shows ran at Tel Aviv's Suzanne Dellal Centre. The Magical Tale Festival, now in its eighteenth year, saw classic fables and Israeli children's stories mixed with music, dance and puppetry in performances in the renowned Neve Tzedek complex.
The Jerusalem International Arts and Crafts fair launched with an event that saw hundreds of visitors flock to the Sultan's Pool complex to shop, eat and hear music ranging from Latin rhythms to funky gospel. The festival runs for 13 days and features a changing line-up of musicians.
Haifa's Technion announced that it will now teach its MBA programme exclusively in English with the dual aim of preparing students for the world of international business and encouraging more people to come from abroad to study.
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security reportedly approved a $1.5 billion (£750m) Israel Aerospace Industries project to upgrade the Barak surface-to-air missile and a $270 million (£135m) deal for Rafael's SpyDer system.
A global report by business research firm Dun & Bradstreet placed Israel relatively low on an international scale which ranked nations by the number of active businesses per head of population. With one business for every 24 citizens, Israel sat below Germany, Hungary and Italy.