Chief Staff LTG Herzi Halevi visited the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria and evaluated the forces' preparedness for Ramadan.

Footage from the incident shows the terrorist, Sheikh Mahmoud Nofel, holding a Kalashnikov rifle and while hiding behind a gravestone, firing at the Jewish settlement, while being shot and wounded.

<p>In a recent cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intentions to appoint a czar to oversee the issue of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.</p>

Undercover forces arrested a wanted suspect at a falafel stand in the Dheisheh 'refugee camp' south of Bethlehem. The suspect was taken for questioning by the Shin Bet.

Loved ones of hostages were joined by the ambassadors of France and Germany to call for the hostages' release.

Scotiabank has begun reducing its shares in the military contractor Elbit following extensive protests.

<p>International Court of Justice will hold hearings on April 8 and 9 in Nicaragua's case against Germany for giving military aid to Israel and defunding UNRWA.</p><p><i><span>(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.)</span></i></p>

<p><em>Israel National News </em>is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of the Sabbath in North America, where they are being written now.</p><p>Updates will resume Saturday night from Israel, following the conclusion of the Sabbath at 18:24 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p>