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Molotov attack in Colorado and embassy shooting in Washington raise alarm amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

<p>France condemns Israel's most recent strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut and southern Lebanon, demanding an Israeli withdrawal and adherence to the November 2024 ceasefire. This is the latest criticism of Israel from France.</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>

IDF eliminates As'ad Abu Shakriya, commander of the 'Al-Mujahideen Brigades,' and another senior official in the Salafi organization near a hospital in Gaza City.

<p>- Sergeant First Class Tom Rotstein, aged 23, from Ramat Gan, a soldier in the Yahalom Unit, Combat Engineering Corps, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.</p><p>- Sergeant Uri Yhonatan Cohen, aged 20, from Neve Yarak, a soldier in the Yahalom Unit, Combat Engineering Corps, fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/409584">Read more</a></p>

Sergeant Avishi Yitzhak Twil, a volunteer in the national traffic police, was killed by a speeding driver who collided with his police vehicle.

In dramatic operation, IDF and ISA forces expose Hamas war room and tunnel network used to direct the October 7 massacre - beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.

Yossi Cohen weighing move into politics ahead of Israel's next elections, reportedly favoring the launch of a new party over joining existing factions.