<p>Following the siren that sounded at 7:17 p.m. in the area of Ghajar, an interceptor was launched toward a suspected aerial target that was subsequently determined to be a false identification of a target, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>27-year-old woman arrested after throwing sand at National Security Minister as he was spending time with his family on a beach in Tel Aviv. Another person shouted at him: The hostages are dying in Gaza because of you.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Elul, a month of building our future.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon wins bronze in Men’s 50m freestyle S4. Israeli swimmer Ariel Malyar also participates in the race and comes in seventh.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Judge agrees to postpone former President’s sentencing in his hush money case until November 26, three weeks after the final votes are cast in the presidential election.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Israel’s Ambassador to the UK: Hamas is using children as shields while committing unspeakable crimes. In order to have a better future, we need to put more pressure on Hamas.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>In this week's Torah portion of Shoftim, we encounter the 'priest anointed for battle,' the exemptions from battle and the general Divinely-mandated rules of conduct for Israel at war.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Palestinian Arabs claimed that Israeli soldiers shot and killed 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi who was participating in an anti-Israel protest near Shechem. IDF: The details of the incident are under review.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>