Israel Allies Foundation unveils its 2026 list of leading Christian supporters of Israel, with the late Joni Lamb taking the top spot.

<p>Six illegal residents were arrested in police operations in the Nesher area, including four found at a construction site in Daliyat al-Karmel. The site’s employer was also arrested, and the site was ordered closed for 30 days.</p>

Hassan Mahmoud Siam infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre and was involved in holding Amit Soussana, Keith and Aviva Siegel, and Dafna Elyakim captive in Gaza.

<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Washington proposed holding technical-level trilateral talks in the United Arab Emirates involving the US, Ukraine and Russia.</p><p>According to Zelenskyy, no date has yet been set for the meeting, and Ukraine is awaiting the US proposal on the matter.</p>

<p><i>Israel National News' </i>Israel desk is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the holiday of Sukkot. Jerusalem candle lighting time is 17:52 on Friday. Our North American desk will keep you informed until the 18:30 EDT candle lighting time in New York.</p><p>The updates from Israel will resume Saturday night, following the conclusion of Shabbat and Sukkot at 19:07 in Jerusalem.</p><p>Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach!</p>

<p>Macklemore announces a “Free Palestine" tour after being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour, with proceeds going to organizations supporting Palestinian Arabs.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Sukkot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</p></i>

<p>Senior Iranian official says Tehran will not compromise on its nuclear program even if the US accepts Iran’s conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Sukkot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</p></i>

<p>Following the statement regarding an interceptor that was launched earlier on Friday toward a suspicious aerial target in southern Lebanon, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said an initial assessment indicates the interceptor was launched following a false identification.</p><p>The incident is under review.</p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Sukkot in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p><p> </p>