Undercover Israeli security forces apprehended wanted Hamas terrorist Walid Khaled Kharb this morning. Kharb was seized near the Tapuach Junction, an hour north of Jerusalem.



Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is due to make an official visit to Turkey next week to further the security coordination between the two countries. Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer made an official visit there several weeks ago. Cooperation between Israel and Turkey has increased in the past few years.



MK Rabbi Chaim Druckman (National Religious Party) calls upon Minister of Internal Security Uzi Landau to order the closure of the Temple Mount to all until Israel Police can gain enough control to ensure one hundred percent safety for Jewish worshipers. Knesset Member Druckman says his suggested measure is aimed at avoiding a repeat of the “disgraceful situation in which Jews at prayer are attacked and have to be evacuated from the Western Wall,\" as happened on Sunday.