<p>Senior Hamas official says the group is committed to what it said before, which is the demand for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that the US received and is reviewing Hamas' response to the Gaza ceasefire proposal. "We've only just gotten it. Our team is going through it," he said.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

A 20-year-old woman was killed, an 8-year-old was seriously injured and a 28-year-old was moderately injured in a car explosion in Ashkelon.

Gallant to Yahalom combat soldiers: ‘All sectors of the population must draft. Everyone must play a significant part in ensuring our security.’

<p>Head of the Birkat Moshe Yeshiva in Ma'ale Adumim, Rabbi Yitzchak Sheilat, expressed his unequivocal objection to the law exempting Torah students from drafting to the IDF</p>

<p><i>Israel National News' </i>Israel desk is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the holiday of Shavuot. Jerusalem candle lighting time is 19:05 Tuesday evening. Our North American desk will keep you informed until the 20:09 EDT candle lighting time in New York.</p><p>The updates from Israel will resume Wednesday night, following the conclusion of Shavuot at 20:27 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Chag Sameach!</p>

<p>Special IDF forces operate in Kafr Dan, a Palestinian Arab village located northwest of Jenin, to arrest wanted terror suspects.</p><p><i><span id="docs-internal-guid-3506473d-7fff-58cf-e343-48f137909314">(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</span></i></p>

<p>US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield urges Hamas to accept ceasefire and hostage release deal proposal which was outlined by President Joe Biden.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>