<p>YAMAM fighters, Shin Bet, and Duvdevan Unit fighters, under Shin Bet guidance, arrested in the Menashe Brigade area a terror cell that was planning to carry out an attack in the immediate future.</p><p> </p>

<p>An Israeli official confirmed that Israel has received Hamas's response from the mediators and is studying its details.</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>

<p>Syria expresses willingness to re-implement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel amid ongoing US-brokered talks for normalization.</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>

<p>Unilever has frozen millions in funding for the Ben & Jerry's charitable foundation, citing the foundation's refusal to provide audit documents.</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>

<p><i>Israel National News</i> is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of Shabbat in North America, where they are being written now.</p><p>Updates will resume Saturday night from Israel, following the conclusion of Shabbat at 20:30 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p>

Hostages Families Forum warns against partial deals, calls for a comprehensive agreement to bring all 50 hostages home.

Man in his 40s fatally struck by vehicle while being treated for minor injuries at the scene of a previous accident near Beit Horon; two others, including MDA medic, suffer light injuries.

Powerful flooding caused by a massive storm in Texas claims at least 27 lives, including nine children; rescue teams searching for missing individuals, including 25 children.