News Update, August 16, 2007

UN to reject Israel's request to expand UNIFIL's mandate Israel and US sign memorandum on $30billion aid packageIDF upgrades military equipmentPresident Peres tells US congressmen that Hamas is disconnecting Gaza from the Palestinian peoplePublic transport security unit to shut downTA stock market opens with sharp lossesElsewhere on Infolive.tvA Hero's story - Dr. Yehuda David awarded two medals of valo talks about his battle experiencesandGaza two years after the disengagement