Restoring relations: President Herzog met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. The Pope called for the release of the hostages but emphasized the "tragic situation in the Gaza Strip."

The headline this morning in the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm al-Saba': "The Nakba of the Century. 700 Days to the Destruction of Gaza. The Starvation Led by the Likud and the Talmud." Inside the newspaper is a drawing of the "Menorah of Shame and Disgrace."

The U.S. is considering blocking delegations from Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Brazil from attending the UN General Assembly.

The IDF is conducting arrests in the Al-Fawwar camp, located in the Hebron district.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be a "legitimate" target for Moscow's army.

President Trump hosts a White House dinner with Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and a lineup of top tech CEOs.

The terrorist group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced the death of its commander Daoud Ahmad Abbas Khalaf. The terrorist was eliminated by IDF forces in central Gaza earlier today.

Portugal's health minister, Alvaro Santos Almeida, said 23 people were injured in the Gloria elevator incident, including Israeli citizens.

The work "Portrait of a Lady" was looted by the Nazis from a Jewish art collector, smuggled to South America at the end of World War II, and has now been located, only after it appeared in a photo for sale of the house on whose walls it hung.

Haredi threatens: A vote on dissolving the Knesset will be forced if work on the conscription law is not completed by the end of the recess.

In a security discussion convened by Netanyahu, ministers demanded that sovereignty be applied to territories in Judea and Samaria in response to world countries recognizing a Palestinian state in two weeks. Ben Gvir said that "the PA should be dismantled even if it means there will be no normalization with Saudi Arabia."

Hamas threatens Gazans who seek to leave the northern Gaza Strip and move south. The goal is for the IDF to target the civilian population, which would lead to increased international pressure on Israel and a halt to the ground maneuver.

Foreign Minister Saar spoke with his French counterpart and referred to Israel's refusal of Macron's visit: "As long as France persists in its initiative and efforts that harm Israel's interests, there is no room for this."

Germany: Driver runs over group of people in Berlin, including children.

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has passed away at the age of 91.