09:50: Three Kassam rockets landed in the Eshkol region. No injuries.

**Israel on Friday will observe a three-hour humanitarian pause from 10:00am-2:00pm.

**DM Barak has imposed a closure on all PA (Palestinian Authority) areas, prohibiting PA residents from crossing into Green Line Israel until after Shabbos.

**Thousands of police stationed in Jerusalem’s Old City on erev Shabbos to prevent violence following Muslim services on Har HaBayis.

**Police have set age restrictions for Muslims wishing to take part in prayer services on Har HaBayis.

**IDF soldiers operating in Yehuda and Shomron on Thursday night arrested seven suspects in counter-terror operations.

**A rally is planned for Friday opposite the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv demanding the government refuse to sign on any ceasefire that does not include Gilad Shalit.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)