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>

<p>Mohammad Mokhber, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader, threatened Friday to disrupt air traffic across the region amid US sanctions on Iran’s aviation industry.</p><p>“If Iran cannot operate flights and receive aviation services at airports, no other country in the region will be able to do so either," he said.</p>

<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a delegation of Chabad rabbis before departing for New York. The delegation presented him with the Four Species and spoke with him ahead of his UN address.</p><p>During the meeting, the participants sang “L’chatchila Ariber" with Netanyahu and presented him with the book Oseh Shalom.</p><p>Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Aharonov told Netanyahu: “You are going there carrying a great torch on behalf of the entire Jewish people."</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>