An Iranian-born Christian facing deportation from Israel has been granted temporary residency following an intervention by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, according to an exclusive report by ALL ISRAEL NEWS.

The Israel Defense Forces struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure across southern Lebanon on Sunday after the Iranian-backed group launched an explosive drone toward Israeli troops operating in the security zone.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a forceful defense of his nation before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, declaring that Israel would not surrender its security or its story to hostile governments, diplomatic pressure or accusations he called profoundly false.

The Israeli Navy welcomed the INS Drakon, its sixth submarine, to the Haifa Naval Base on Thursday following a 23-day voyage from Germany.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron after the French leader told the United Nations General Assembly that Hamas had “never been active” in Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank — remarks that came just days after a French-Israeli father of six was murdered in a shooting attack carried out by a reported Hamas operative.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the United Nations on Wednesday that peace with Israel remains possible, even as he insisted Damascus will never surrender its claim to the Golan Heights and demanded Israeli forces withdraw from areas of southern Syria.

Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted Wednesday to bar the United Arab List, commonly known as Ra’am, from competing in the country’s October 27 parliamentary election, accepting petitions that accused the party of supporting armed struggle against the State of Israel.

President Donald Trump used his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to deliver a sweeping indictment of Iran, describing the Islamic Republic as the central force behind decades of terrorism and instability across the Middle East.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply shortened his upcoming visit to the United States, adding another layer of uncertainty to an already tense week.

Thousands of people, many of them Christians, braved the rain at Amsterdam’s central Dam Square for a pro-Israel rally, while police arrested more than a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters who attempted to disrupt the gathering.

Organizers were weighing their options after Ireland joined the Netherlands in boycotting the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation, deepening divisions surrounding one of the world’s most watched music events, which attracted about 131 million television viewers last year.

The U.N. General Assembly voted Thursday to let Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas address next week’s gathering by video after the United States denied him a visa for the second year in a row. The measure passed 152–3, with four abstentions. The United States, Israel and Paraguay voted against it.

The United States will continue denying visas to Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a decision that will keep President Mahmoud Abbas and other senior Palestinian leaders from attending next week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York in person. It is the second year in a row that a Palestinian delegation has faced the restriction. The Associated Press reported that Abbas was among those affected.

Christians and Jews are due to gather Thursday on Amsterdam’s central Dam Square for a major pro-Israel rally, days before the Netherlands introduces a ban on trade in goods from Israeli settlements in territories it considers occupied.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he would introduce two bills aimed at people who, in his words, slander Israeli soldiers abroad. One would allow citizenship to be revoked; the other would increase the damages they could face in a lawsuit.