The Prime Minister's Office and the Defense Ministry invested NIS 96 million (roughly $25.27 million) in the renovation of 3,019 public shelters. Full Article at Ynetnews

Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai attended a ceremony marking the end of a shelter renovation program in the northern communities and said that the next war would involve the entire of the State of Israel, which will depend upon its civil... Full Article at Ynetnews

(IsraelNN.com) The hinted warnings by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his deputy, Matan Vilnai, that the IDF might have to cease accepting soldiers from "hesder" yeshivas are no more than a bluff, according to Likud politician and Land of Israel... Full Article at Arutz Sheva

(IsraelNN.com) The hinted warnings by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his deputy, Matan Vilnai, that the IDF might have to cease accepting soldiers from "hesder" yeshivas are no more than a bluff, according to Likud politician and Land of Israel... Full Article at Arutz Sheva

(IsraelNN.com) Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai says that if necessary, the IDF will do without the soldiers of the Hesder yeshivot, rather than put up with refusal of orders to expel Jews from their homes. Full Article at Arutz Sheva

Israeli naval commandos have boarded a ship suspected of carrying Iranian-supplied rockets destined for Lebanon's Hezbullah group and taken the vessel to an Israeli port, the government said today. Full Article at Irish Times

Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai told Army Radio that Katyusha rockets were found on the Antigua-flagged Francop, which the military said was intercepted overnight in the Mediterranean Sea, 100 miles from Israel. Full Article at International Business Times

(IsraelNN.com) Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said Thursday that he finds it difficult to take Syrian peace overtures seriously. Full Article at Arutz Sheva

* Israeli fears of Iran, Syria prompt Swiss-style shelters * Defence official plays down talk of imminent conflict By Dan Williams SAFED, Israel, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Reconnoitering a southern Israeli town abandoned during the Gaza war brought home,... Full Article at Reuters Alert Net

(IsraelNN.com) Deputy Minister of Defense Matan Vilnai participated Wednesday morning in a readiness exercise for an earthquake scenario in Akko (Acre). Full Article at Arutz Sheva

JERUSALEM, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Talks that produced a draft deal presented on Wednesday to Iran and three world powers by the U.N. nuclear agency prove that Tehran is vulnerable to international pressure, a senior Israeli defence official said. Full Article at Reuters Alert Net

(IsraelNN.com) At an earthquake preparedness exercise Wednesday morning in Akko, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai called on Israel to be prepared to handle any situation. "I remind you of the earthquake that hit us in October 1973. Full Article at Arutz Sheva

(IsraelNN.com) MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) verbally skewered Deputy Minister of Defense Matan Vilnai Wednesday in the Knesset plenum when Vilnai refused to give a straight answer to a parliamentary question. Full Article at Arutz Sheva

(IsraelNN.com) MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union) verbally skewered Deputy Minister of Defense Matan Vilnai Wednesday in the Knesset plenum when Vilnai refused to give a straight answer to a parliamentary question. Full Article at Arutz Sheva