Major fires erupt near Shfaram, Ben Shemen Forest, and Ramat Hashofet; authorities suspect some fires may have been deliberately set.

<p>French President Emmanuel Macron labels the humanitarian situation in Gaza "intolerable," emphasizes the urgent need for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the restoration of humanitarian aid.</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>

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Newly freed Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander describes brutal conditions in Hamas captivity, says photograph of his family meeting US President Donald Trump gave him hope.

Qatar has sent many billions of dollars to infiltrate, take over, and take down the American Academy. Did no one see this coming? Opinion.

Former FBI director James Comey was questioned by the Secret Service after sharing a post that Republican lawmakers claimed was a call for the assassination of President Trump.

<p>Shabbos Kestenbaum, Harvard Divinity School graduate and prominent critic of campus antisemitism, settles lawsuit against Harvard over alleged failure to protect Jewish students.</p>

In Saturday afternoon operation in Burkin, IDF eliminates terrorist who murdered Tze'ela Gez and wounded her husband.