<p>Police in city of Mississauga, southwest of Toronto, investigating after physician receives antisemitic death threat.</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>

<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 18:31 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p>

<p>IDF: A short while ago, several launches were identified from Lebanese territory toward northern Israel, in the area of Zar'it. No injuries were reported and no damage was caused.</p><p>The IDF is responding with fire toward the origin of the launches.</p>

<p>A home in the southern city of Be'er Sheva was hit by a rocket on Saturday.</p><p>The home was damaged, but no one was injured.</p>

<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Saturday in Tel Aviv with the families of missing persons and hostages.</p><p></p>

<p>The Hamas terror group said it was trying to locate eight Russian-Israeli citizens who were taken hostage during the October 7 attack on Israel, <em>RIA Novosti</em> reported.</p><p><em>RIA Novosti </em>quoted a Hamas representative as saying, "We are looking for those people... It is hard but we are looking. And when we find them, we will let them go."</p>

<p>Rocket warning sirens sounded a short while ago in numerous cities in Israel's Central District. </p>

IDF eliminates terrorist responsible for Hamas' UAVs, drones, paragliders, aerial detection and aerial defense.