<p>Portugal announced on Friday it will recognize a Palestinian state on Sunday.</p><p>The Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the Official Declaration of Recognition will take place even before next week's High-Level Conference.</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

IDF continues degrading Hamas military capabilities in Gaza City and throughout the Gaza Strip.

U.S. President Donald Trump again claimed that more hostages than reported are no longer alive. In Israel, the remark was not addressed.

Labor Ministry publishes criteria for daycare subsidy eligibility, allowing haredi families to receive subsidies even if the father is eligible for enlistment in the IDF.

Qatar demanding Israel apologize for strike on Hamas, as precondition for renewing role as mediator in ceasefire talks.

Jewish Texas man charged with making terroristic threat against NYC’s Zohran Mamdani.

<p>US Senate confirms former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz as US Ambassador to the UN, ending a long saga. </p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>

<p>Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, commented on the attempt to set fire to the Israeli embassy in The Hague and stressed, “Hatred and violence will not deter us - the Israeli flag will continue to fly proudly around the world.”</p><p><i>(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p>