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Aerial infiltrations in the Galilee panhandle and Akko.

<p>A short while ago, sirens were sounded in the Western Galilee and Upper Galilee areas following the identification of several suspicious aerial targets that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory. The targets are monitored by the IAF and the incident is still ongoing. The public is asked to continue to follow the defensive guidelines of the Home Front Command.</p>

<p>The Israeli National Security Council is warning that there are continuous calls online to harm Israelis and Jews and there is a fear that the events of the past day will lead to a wave of copycat attacks on Israelis abroad.</p><p>The NSC is calling on Israelis not to attend the Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. game in Bologna, Italy this evening, and to avoid displaying signs of being Israeli/Jewish as much as possible.</p>

<p>Governor of the Binyamin Regional Council and Chairman of the Yesha Council Yisrael Ganz congratulated Dr. Yechiel Leiter on his appointment as Israel's Ambassador to the US.</p><p>"On behalf of the entire Yesha Council family, I congratulate our friend Dr. Yechiel Leiter on his appointment as Israel's Ambassador to the United States. Dr. Leiter established the international desk at the Yesha Council in the 1990s and has since been a key partner in English-language advocacy for Judea and Samaria.</p><p>"Dr. Leiter, a resident of Gush Etzion, is a man of many achievements and great merit, who paid a heavy price about a year ago with the tragic loss of his heroic son, Major Moshe Leiter, of blessed memory. There is no one more fitting to represent the State of Israel in the United States at this historic time, and we wish him great success in his important mission."</p>

Prime Minister Netanyahu is has arrived at the Foreign Ministry situation room to oversee the developments in Holland.

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<p>Following the sirens that sounded between 3:30 p.m. and 3:50 p.m. regarding hostile aircraft infiltrations in the Western and Upper Galilee areas, all of the UAVs that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory were intercepted by the IAF.</p><p>Following the sirens that sounded in between 3:54 p.m. and 3:55 p.m. in the Central and Western Galilee areas, approximately 30 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Most of the projectiles fell in open areas. A fallen projectile was identified in the area.</p><p>Following the sirens that sounded at 3:48 p.m. in the Upper Galilee area, it was determined to be a false identification.</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>