IDF Spokesman Effie Defrin says the military is fully prepared on all fronts, urges public to rely on official updates, and confirms no change in Home Front guidelines.

Female rabbaniyot complete a pioneering course on sexual abuse, gaining tools to create protected communities across Israel.

According to Iran International journalist Babak Itzhaki a strike on regime targets would not lead to any real results in Iran other than another round of missiles on Israel.

<p><i>Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' </i>Israel desk is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of Shabbat. Jerusalem candle lighting time is 16:19 on Friday. Our North American desk will keep you informed until the 16:36 EST candle lighting time in New York.</p><p>The updates from Israel will resume Saturday night, following the conclusion of Shabbat at 17:38 in Jerusalem.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p><p> </p><p> </p>

<p>Trump says Iran cancelled hundreds of planned executions and thanks the regime. Witkoff revealed on Thursday that Washington intervened amid fears of mass hangings.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-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>Arutz Sheva-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 17:38 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p>

Iran bleeds and the world talks. History will not judge who issued the most carefully worded statements, but who stood on the right side when a nation demanded freedom. Opinion.

International coalition forces arrive in area of Aleppo plagued by government-Alawi clashes