<p>Lorde joins anti-Israel boycott, removing her music from Apple Music in Israel. Other artists, including Paramore and Björk, have also blocked access to their catalogs via geo-blocking.</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>

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Following directive from political echelon, IDF ceases offensive attacks throughout Gaza, focusing only on protecting troops stationed in the area.

<p>The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has announced that the country will host delegations from Israel and from the Hamas terror group on Monday, "in order to discuss the conditions on the ground and the details of the release of all the Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, in alignment with US President Donald Trump's offer."</p>

Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content.’

Around 50 Arabs violently attacked six Jews near Carmel in the Southern Hebron Hills. Four Jews were hospitalized with head injuries; IDF forces restored order and made arrests.

Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk claims it will take months for Hamas to locate all hostages, Jerusalem official says terror group knows locations of all living hostages and is able to reach them.

The Tikva Forum urged the government to continue military pressure on Hamas, reject compromises, and secure the return of all hostages with strong oversight and no concessions.