<p>YAMAM fighters, Shin Bet, and Duvdevan Unit fighters, under Shin Bet guidance, arrested in the Menashe Brigade area a terror cell that was planning to carry out an attack in the immediate future.</p><p> </p>

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei spotted at Ashura night event in Tehran, marking his first public appearance since the launch of Operation Rising Lion.

<p>Syria expresses willingness to re-implement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel amid ongoing US-brokered talks for normalization.</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>Unilever has frozen millions in funding for the Ben & Jerry's charitable foundation, citing the foundation's refusal to provide audit documents.</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><i>Israel National News</i> is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of Shabbat in North America, where they are being written now.</p><p>Updates will resume Saturday night from Israel, following the conclusion of Shabbat at 20:30 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p>

Powerful flooding caused by a massive storm in Texas claims at least 27 lives, including nine children; rescue teams searching for missing individuals, including 25 children.

Sirens sound in the Nir Am shooting range, near the Gaza border

The Prime Minister's Spokesman, Omer Dostri, has informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his intention to leave his position.