<p>Israel may send another delegation to Doha for ceasefire and hostage talks. Both Israel and Hamas are weighing new proposals, with key issues like troop deployment and prisoner releases still unresolved.</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>

Cpl. Y., a Haredi immigrant from Chile, shares his journey from yeshiva studies to serving in an IDF elite unit, says military service and religious commitment can go hand in hand.

Senior Hamas figure says realistic compromises have been presented, but final agreement hinges on US influence over Israel, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza is a precondition for progress.

<p>Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas' military wing, declared in a recorded speech broadcast on Al Jazeera—his first appearance since March—that the group is fully prepared for a prolonged war of attrition against IDF forces, regardless of the form of "aggression" Israel chooses.</p>

<p>In a joint operation last week by the IDF and Shin Bet, led by the Southern Command and directed by Military Intelligence, Muhammad 'Azin, commander of the Daraj-Tuffah Battalion in the Hamas terrorist organization, was eliminated in an airstrike in the Daraj-Tuffah area.</p><p>'Azin had infiltrated Israeli territory during the brutal massacre on October 7 and was actively involved throughout the war in planning and executing numerous terror attacks against IDF forces.</p><p>The IDF stated, “The elimination of 'Azin constitutes a significant blow to the functioning of the battalion he commanded and will diminish its ability to carry out terror operations against IDF troops operating in the area.”</p>

<p><i>Axios</i> reports that Mossad Director David Barnea met US envoy Steve Witkoff in Washington to seek American support in persuading Ethiopia, Indonesia and Libya to accept hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans.</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>The IDF has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory, aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat.</p><p>The public is requested to follow the Home Front Command’s defensive guidelines.</p><p>The Home Front Command said sirens are expected in central Israel, Jerusalem and in the Shfela regions.</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>In a joint operation on Sunday, the IDF and Shin Bet eliminated Raed Khaled Hassan Jabain, a senior operative in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in northern Gaza, in an aerial strike.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/411895"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>