Netanyahu needs a firm hand to stop the parties" infighting for advantages. Now the country must come first.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Military wives protest in Russian border town, demanding officials bring their husbands back after their unit came under heavy fire.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Israel's UN Ambassador blasts countries who voted in favor of PA resolution calling for ICJ to probe Israeli "occupation".(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Poll conducted for Channel 12 News: 76% of those who voted for anti-Netanyahu bloc support a unity government.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Former president says if CNN had a channel with him In it all the time, it would be the 'most successful network in history."(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations said Tehran has sent a technical delegation to Vienna to answer the questions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Iran's nuclear program, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing Iran"s semi-official Mehr News Agency.The announcement by the envoy, Amir Saeed Iravani, came after the IAEA published it latest report, in which it criticized Tehran for continuing to bar the agency's officials from accessing or monitoring Iranian nuclear sites.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Borough Park Orthodox man followed by four men who assault him.(Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Israel National News is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of the Sabbath in North America, where they are being written now.Updates will resume Saturday night from Israel, following the conclusion of the Sabbath at 17:20 Jerusalem time.Shabbat Shalom!