<p>IDF says Hamas terrorist cell was identified using an ambulance. IDF aircraft struck and neutralized the terrorists.</p><p><em>(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.)</em></p>

The widow of Druze Israeli Salman Habaka, hero of Be'eri & the highest-ranking officer to fall during Gaza battles, has an unusual request.

<p>Defense Minister Gallant told US Secretary of State Blinken today: "There will be no ceasefire without the return of the hostages, period."</p>

The Secretary of State speaks about his third visit to Israel since the war broke out.

<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters: "It is hard to comprehend the brutality of the attack. It is shocking to see how quickly the brutality of the attack has receded from the memory of some nations."</p>

<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters: "We have gone from zero to one hundred trucks entering Gaza through the Rafah border crossing every day, but this is still not enough." </p>

<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters: "We remain relentlessly focused on the return of the hostages, including American citizens." </p>

<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters: "We see humanitarian pauses as a method for allowing the people to absorb the humanitarian aid being brought in. There are a number of practical questions about how that aid is brought in, and continue to work on that going forward." </p>