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News in Brief An Israeli was lightly wounded early yesterday morning in a shooting attack near the Qalandiyah refugee camp, north of Jerusalem in the West Bank, when assailants opened fire on his vehicle near the settlement of Alei Zahav. Yesterday evening, a Jewish Hebron resident was injured when Palestinians hurled stones at him. Near the village of Naalin, a Border Police officer was lightly wounded by stones thrown by Palestinians protesting the erection of the West Bank security fence. (Yuval Azoulay) Prime minister-designate Tzipi Livni is expected to offer Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz the position of foreign minister and deputy prime minister, according to the initial offer presented after her Kadima primary victory on September 17. Yesterday Livni spoke with Mofaz for the first time since the primary, and expressed her wishes that he remains in the government she is seeking to form, and that he retains a senior position in the party. Livni will also meet with representatives of Labor and Shas this week in efforts to form a new government. (Mazal Mualem) Advertisement Police Commissioner David Cohen has decided to promote his brother, Brigadier General Moti Cohen, to the position of deputy Jerusalem District commander, following Public Security Minister Avi Dichter's authorization of the appointment. This is the second time Cohen has promoted his brother - shortly after taking up the commissioner post, he promoted him to the position of Brigadier General. On Thursday, Dichter will hold a hearing for Major General Uri Bar-Lev, who was released from his position as Southern District commander after refusing to leave the force to pursue studies. (Jonathan Lis) Police continue to search for a 77-year-old man from the center of the country who went missing yesterday while swimming in a race across Lake Kinneret. Last night, police helicopters and divers searched the lake, but stopped when darkness hindered rescue efforts. Investigators said the man is an experienced swimmer, but fear he may have drowned. (Jack Khoury) A three-month-old baby girl died Friday afternoon in the Triangle town of Taibeh after suffering injuries to her head. Relatives brought the baby to the town's medical center in critical condition, unconscious and with bruises on her head. Police said the baby's 20-year-old mother was detained for negligence in her death, but released on bail. She told police the baby had fallen from her bed. (Igal Hai) Bookmark to del.icio.us   Defending against Iran U.S. deploys early-warning radar system at Israeli base to detect Iranian missiles. Chinese train in Israel Haifa stadium had been turned into mock Bird's Nest in pre-Olympics exercises.

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