Decision to reinstate funding to UNRWA 'constitutes tacit agreement and support' by Canadian and Swedish governments for UNRWA employees' involvement in Oct. 7 massacre, Foreign Ministry spokesman says.

<p>The Samaria town of Eli has announced that Amisar Ben-David, a resident of the town, was killed in action in Gaza. He is the twentieth casualty from the Eli premilitary academy and leaves behind a wife and children. </p>

Six people caught crossing border from Jordan into Israel seeking employment.

<p>Turkish President says local elections scheduled for March 31 would be his last vote.</p><p><i><span lang="EN-US">(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.)</span></i></p>

<p><em>Israel National News </em>is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of the Sabbath in North America, where they are being written now.</p><p>Updates will resume Saturday night from Israel, following the conclusion of the Sabbath at 18:19 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p>

IDF troops kill terrorists in Hamad, continue targeted raids and eliminations of threats in northern and central Gaza.

Mossad chief David Barnea meets CIA chief William Burns, in attempt to advance prisoner swap deal, free hostages.

IDF strikes Hezbollah military structures, command centers, in southern Lebanon.