United Airlines recently canceled a flight from New York to Tel Aviv. Passengers were disembarked shortly before takeoff. Some claimed that the crew told them that the flight was canceled due to a lockdown in Israel.

Likud MK David Bitan says current government won't last, option to form government with DM Benny Gantz still In the table.

Russian health authorities report 27,743 new cases of COVID-19 in Russia over the past day. 1080 people have died of the virus in the same amount of time.

Hundreds attend the funeral Friday morning in Homesh for the late Yehuda Dimentman, terror victim who was shot and killed last night.

Deputy Defense Minister Alon Schuster clarifies that despite the murder, no new construction will be allowed in the Samaria town of Homesh, where last night's deadly shooting took place."This Israeli government, which combines right and left, Jews and Arabs, will not make far-reaching political moves. The establishment of additional construction in Homesh constitutes a direct violation of the agreement signed by Israel."

Those foreigners holding entry permits should move flights up if possible, former MK Dov Lipman warns.

The Ministry of Health reports that 45 new cases of Omicron have been identified today, out of 134 cases in total in Israel. 307 individuals are suspected to be exposed and are awaiting testing results.

Sarasota man sentenced to five months in prison for vandalizing two area synagogues with swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)