<p>A driver in the Rotem Battalion of the Givati Brigade was severely injured on Friday in an operational traffic accident in southern Israel.</p><p>The soldier was evacuated to the hospital for medical treatment, and his family was notified.</p>

<p>Early on Saturday afternoon, the IDF confirmed: "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in Gvulot, Talmei Eliyahu, and Ein HaBesor regarding a UAV infiltration, a UAV that crossed into Israeli territory from the east was intercepted by the IAF."</p>

<p><i>Israel National News</i> is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of Shabbat in North America, where they are being written now.</p><p>Updates will resume Saturday night from Israel, following the conclusion of Shabbat at 17:19 Jerusalem time.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom!</p>

<p>According to the reports, the driver who carried out the ramming at the Christmas market in Germany is a 50-year-old man of Saudi origin. The vehicle he used to carry out the ramming was rented.</p><p><i>(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.)</i></p>

<p>Chancellor Olaf Scholz commented on the ramming incident at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, and warned that the death toll is likely to rise. </p><p>“The reports from Magdeburg suggest something terrible is to come. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. We stand by their side and by the side of the people of Magdeburg. My thanks go to the dedicated rescue workers in these anxious hours,” he said in a statement.</p><p><i>(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.)</i></p>

<p>Sources with knowledge of the details say Israel has demanded that “heavy” terrorist prisoners who would be released as part of the upcoming hostage release deal be expelled abroad, rather than be transferred to Judea and Samaria.</p><p><i>(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.)</i></p>

Sirens sound in Holit, near the Gaza border

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