<p>A White House spokeswoman said that President Donald Trump was informed of the freeze on 800 executions in Iran.</p><p>"The team and the president continue to monitor and all options are on the table," she noted.</p>

<p>The IDF is striking Hezbollah terror targets in several areas in Lebanon. According to the military, the strikes are in response to Hezbollah's repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings. According to local reports, the strikes targeted the village of Sahmar in the western Bekaa valley.</p>

<p>Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in Nahal Oz, it was determined to be a false identification.</p>

<p>Earlier today (Thursday), in the southern Gaza Strip, IDF troops identified a terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops, posing an imminent threat to their safety.</p><p>Following the identification, the troops eliminated the terrorist in order to remove the threat.</p><p>In several additional incidents yesterday (Wednesday), in the southern and northern Gaza Strip, IDF troops identified additional terrorists who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops, posing an imminent threat to their safety. The troops eliminated the terrorists.</p>

<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz signed a proclamation today (Thursday) defining the Iranian government-owned bank Melli as a terrorist organization, at the request of security agencies and on the recommendation of the Headquarters for Combating Economic Terrorism at the Ministry of Defense.</p>

Fire and rescue teams worked to rescue a 14-year-old boy who became trapped in the Ras Khamis neighborhood of Jerusalem.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir visited an Arrow missile battery this evening, took part in an exercise, and reviewed the forces’ readiness to defend the home front.

Terrorists threw an explosive device and a Molotov cocktail at a vehicle near Ofra.