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News in Brief A Rehovot resident was arrested yesterday on suspicions of neglecting his blind, handicapped brother, police said. Police were called after passersby heard calls for help from a storeroom, where they found a blind, incapacitated 60-year-old man with a catheter lying on the floor. "He was in very bad condition, couldn't communicate with us at all," a police officer said. "There was nothing there but a bottle of water." One of the man's brothers was arrested. He told interrogators he took his brother to the shed "to get some air" several days ago. (Yuval Goren) A 40-years-old woman was moderately injured in the Ramat Gan National Park when she tried to light a gas burner, and it exploded. Her children were slightly injured as well. Magen David Adom reported the woman had burns on her face and hands. One of the children suffered superficial burns, and the other was in shock. The reason for the explosion is under investigation. (Yuval Goren) Advertisement A Kiryat Motzkin man was arrested yesterday after cutting his father's car with an electric saw, destroying furniture in their house and threatening to damage gas pipes. The suspect, 30, who suffers from mental problems, was slightly hurt when he tried to attack the policemen who came to arrest him. Zevulun police commander Jamal Khachrush said the suspect had probably run amok in the house following an argument with his parents. (Fadi Eyadat) The supermarket chain Tesco shouldn't be blamed for introducing a special U.K. hotline for complaints about it stocking Israeli products, a member of Britain's Zionist lobby told Haaretz. Some pro-Israel groups had attacked Tesco for setting up the hotline, which coincided with government talks on labeling Israeli products. "Tesco acted as any business would act," Jonathan Hoffman said. "The finger should be pointed at the British government for holding these discussions in the first place and thereby fueling efforts by seekers of a total boycott of all things Israeli." The hotline has since been discontinued. (Cnaan Liphshiz) Russia has concluded its first weapons deal with Israel, purchasing unmanned spy planes valued at around $49 million, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow told the daily Izvestia on Monday. A military expert said the purchase was in reaction to the August 2008 war in the south Caucasus - where Georgia successfully employed the same drones against Russia. Russian officials said they would use the drones for testing purposes and to familiarize themselves with the planes. According to Russian media, the foreign purchase of military technology was the first by Russia since 1940. (DPA) As many as 400,000 vacationers visited forests, nature reserves and parks across the country yesterday. The most popular site was the Hula Valley, where 8,000 came to picnic and watch birds. It was closely followed by the Ein Gedi nature reserve, with 6,910 visitors. The hot weather not only didn't dissuade families, but boosted attendance at some sites. The Kfar Blum kayaking club recorded a record 4,000 visitors. "There were no traffic jams on the Jordan, thanks to the powerful stream", said club director Gye Yermak. (Eli Ashkenazi) Bookmark to del.icio.us   BBC under fire Does the network's coverage of the Middle East suffer from biased reporting? Meeting Meshal A delegation of British MPs met the Hamas leader on a visit to Damascus.

Read & React U.K. Zionists defend Tesco supermarket chain's anti-Israel hotline Responses: 131 Iran complains to United Nations about Israeli 'threats' Responses: 71 Report: U.S. to drop key condition in Iran nuclear talks Responses: 61 Yitzhak Laor: Time to rethink IDF claim of being 'most moral army in the world' Responses: 62 More Headlines 23:41 Egyptian FM: Lieberman not welcome in Egypt 23:34 Barak: Israel to weigh response to Qassam attack 22:37 Clinton: U.S. has not dropped demands on Iran nuke program 23:04 U.S. envoy kicks off visit to Israel with Barak meeting 21:34 Iran: Israel to blame for Egypt-Hezbollah row 19:38 BBC panel finds broadcaster breached guidelines on Israel 21:49 Israeli conductor Barenboim to perform in Egypt for first time 10:47 WATCH: Daily news round-up from Israel 22:14 'We won't allow what happened in Durban to happen here' 19:54 British lawmakers meet Hamas leader in Syria 19:02 Egypt police find 900 kg of explosives near Gaza 21:50 Israeli killed in Australia parachuting accident 22:55 Nobel Peace laureate Ahtisaari wants Hamas in Mideast talks 17:23 'Israel unlikely to assist UN war crimes probe' 16:27 WATCH: American Idol star Adam Lambert singing in Hebrew Previous Editions Select Day 15 apr 14 apr 13 apr 12 apr 10 apr 09 apr 08 apr 07 apr 06 apr 05 apr 03 apr 02 apr

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