The national October 7 memorial ceremony in Yehoshua Gardens Park will be held in front of a limited audience due to Home Front Command directives as a result of the security situation, Israeli media reported. According to the reports, the audience will only be comprised of families of the hostages and victims of the October 7 massacre and the war.

IDF jets struck a Hamas compound on Friday in the central Gaza Strip, according to an update on Friday.The compound was built in what previously served as the "Ahmad al-Kurd" School, which has been transformed into a Hamas command and control center. The IDF called this further proof of Hamas's systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure, which violates international law.

Wall Street's main indexes were set for a higher open on Friday after a crucial labor report eased concerns about a rapid cooldown in the jobs market, while investors remained vigilant for potential escalations in the Middle East conflict.Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday and were set to finish the first week of October on a weaker footing as investors were nervous about escalating tensions in the Middle East and the worker's strike in the US earlier this week. Analysts said the events could impact the inflation and labor figures for October.

The Group of Seven (G7) democracies will set up specialized police units to investigate trafficking of migrants, Italy's interior minister said on Friday, as part of efforts to tackle irregular migration.Matteo Piantedosi announced the initiative at the end of a three-day meeting of G7 interior ministers that also focused on threats arising from the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine."The action plan provides for the strengthening of the investigative and operational capacities of the police forces, including through the initiation of joint actions," he told reporters after the talks in Mirabella Eclano in southern Italy.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government, which holds the G7 rotating presidency for 2024, has sought cooperation with the European Union and African governments to crack down on human traffickers.The new action plan stresses the need for closer cooperation among the G7 nations and with countries of origin and transit of the irregular migration flows.

Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV claimed that a US-British air strike targeted the south of Dhamar city.

The Israeli military issued in the early hours of Saturday a new alert for residents of Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate immediately.