Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) in a statement warned that "if the calm is not maintained, Gaza will be seriously hit."He added that those responsible for the escalation will be Hamas' leaders, and that the IDF "is prepared for the possibility of an escalation" and will do whatever is necessary to return quiet to southern Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered Israel's security forces to "prepare for any development in Gaza" following the rocket attacks In Friday.

Iranian media reports that a Panama tanker carrying Iranian tar was attacked by an unmanned aerial vehicle firing an ASM.

Ra"am chairman outlines his condition for agreeing to be part of a government with Religious Zionist chairman Bezalel Smotrich.(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Following rockets fired at Israeli territory overnight: The Chief of the General Staff held an operational situation assessment

PM calls emergency meeting to discuss rocket attacks, instructs Israel be 'ready for any developments.' DM: 'IDF prepared for escalation.'

Sirens have sounded in cities near the Gaza Strip. The IDF is investigating the incident.Read more

IDF soldiers guarding the border with Gaza have arrested an individual crossing the border illegally. No weapons were found In his person and he was interrogated In the scene.