<p>At the conclusion of the meeting of the Political-Security Cabinet, the Prime Minister's Office announced that the IDF is prepared for any development against Iran.</p><p>It was also stated that the Cabinet authorized the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense and Minister Gantz to take immediate steps to increase humanitarian aid to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.</p><p>"This increased aid will prevent a humanitarian crisis and is necessary to ensure the continuation of the fighting and to achieve the goals of the war. In light of this, Israel will allow the temporary delivery of humanitarian aid through Ashdod and the Erez checkpoint and the increase of Jordanian aid through Kerem Shalom," the statement said.</p>

<p><span lang="EN-US">Contrary to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's position, the Prime Minister's Office will bring to the Ministers' approval on Sunday a cut of about 600 million shekels in the budget of all government ministries for the next three years, in order to finance about 1,000 prison cells for terrorists, </span><i><span lang="EN-US">Kan 11 News</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> reported on Thursday.</span></p>

<p>Guardian newspaper reveals identity of the commander of Unit 8200, who left his identity exposed online. IDF: The issue will be investigated to prevent the recurrence of similar cases in the 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>

US officials tell NBC News that, during their phone call on Thursday, Biden warned Netanyahu that the US could condition military aid to Israel on what it does to address humanitarian concerns in Gaza.

Sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel.

<p>National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s office disputed Thursday night's statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, saying in a statement of its own that "there was no vote this evening in the Cabinet on the authorization of Ministers Galant and Gantz on the increase of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and the statement published on the issue on behalf of the Prime Minister's Office - is incorrect. Minister Ben Gabir and others opposed the proposal and it is to be regretted that the Prime Minister refrained from bringing it to a vote."</p><p>Ben Gvir added that "the right way to return our hostages is to stop bringing aid into Gaza, and to set a condition - humanitarian only in exchange for humanitarian. It's a shame that instead of entering Rafah, there are those who prefer to engage in bringing equipment into Gaza that ends up directly in the hands of Hamas. We must enter Rafah now!"</p>

<p><span lang="EN-US">The police located the remains of a grenade that was thrown at a residential building in Rishon Lezion on Thursday evening.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">A police sapper handled the remains of the weapon. There were no injuries.</span></p>

US Vice President says conversation between Biden and Netanyahu was "candid and frank" but Israel needs to change its approach on humanitarian aid entering Gaza.