<p>Channel 12 News reports that Defense Minister Katz told VP Vance that over 60% of Hamas tunnels remain. IDF continues demolitions during ceasefire, stressing tunnel removal as vital to Gaza’s demilitarization under Trump’s plan.</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>Israeli and American officials tell <i>The New York Times</i> that US drones are flying over Gaza with Israeli consent to monitor the ceasefire. </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>Earlier on Friday, the IDF struck in the area of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah a Hezbollah terrorist who was involved in efforts to reestablish Hezbollah’s military capabilities in southern Lebanon.</p><p>The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said in a statement that the terrorist's activities constituted a violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon.</p><p>"The IDF will continue to operate in order to remove any threat posed to the State of Israel," it added.</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>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor after months of hesitation.</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>Israeli officials say Phase 2 of the Hamas ceasefire deal is likely, despite Hamas stalling on return of remaining bodies of hostages.</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>American Airlines will resume daily JFK-Tel Aviv flights in March, marking its return after a two-year pause following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Gaza war. </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>Earlier today, the IDF, led by the Northern Command, carried out an airstrike in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon, eliminating terrorist Abbas Hassan Karkhi, the logistics commander of Hezbollah’s 'Southern Front' headquarters.</p><p><a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/416770"><strong>Read more</strong></a></p>

The city's rabbi, Yosef Yitzchak Wolff, went out to affix a mezuzah on the front door minutes before a missile destroyed the prayer hall and his office.