Four explosive devices, each weighing about five kilograms and equipped with a timer, were placed on at transportation depots in the Tel Aviv area

Vigilant passenger spots suspicious bag in back seat, alerts driver; device detonates moments later, but bus already empty; Israel bolsters West Bank troop presence after bus bombings; PM orders strong response

IDF deploys checkpoints across West Bank, particularly near Tulkarm, in effort to disrupt suspects' escape; explosive devices, planted in crowded bus compartments, designed to cause mass casualties, Shin Bet says

Military says Ariel Bibas, 4, and Kfir Bibas, 10 months, murdered in captivity in November 2023 after forensic identification of their remains; terror group violates agreement by failing to return their mother, Shiri Bibas, whose whereabouts remain unknown

Inside the last remaining synagogue in Damascus, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry read from a Torah scroll

Prime minister accuses terror group of transferring body of a Gazan woman; despite violation, Saturday exchange to take place as planned

Snow expected in northern Israel, with the possibility of spreading to Jerusalem and Negev Highlands, but estimated to not be signifcant due to lack of rainfall