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23+ min ago (91+ words) President Trump receives FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw, having been previously praised by FIFA chief for Gaza ceasefire efforts.(Arutz Sheva-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.) Trump wins FIFA's new peace prize President Trump receives FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw, having been previously praised by FIFA chief for Gaza ceasefire efforts....

23+ min ago (167+ words) Trump had been widely expected to win the FIFA honor. His close ties with FIFA president Gianni Infantino played a role, with Infantino previously stating that Trump deserved the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza. "This is your prize, this is your peace prize," Infantino declared. Speaking to reporters upon arriving at the Kennedy Center, Trump said he was uncertain about receiving the award, adding, "I don't need prizes. I just want to save lives." FIFA described the prize as recognizing "individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world." Trump had hoped to be named the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize this year, in light of the ceasefire and hostage release deal he brokered between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization…...

35+ min ago (87+ words) [IDF troops operate behind Yellow Line in southern Gaza, November 20, 2025. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON]One other terrorist identified by the IDF accompanied him as the two approached Israeli forces, the military added. The other terrorist survived the strike, which was carried out by the IAF. IDF identifies and kills terrorist approaching forces in northern Gaza One other terrorist identified by the IDF accompanied him as the two approached Israeli forces, the military added. The other terrorist survived the strike, which was carried out by the IAF....

38+ min ago (332+ words) ALBAWABA- The European Commission on Friday imposed a "120 million ($140 million) fine on Elon Musk's platform X, the first major penalty under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), after a two-year investigation found the company failed key transparency and consumer-protection requirements. Regulators cited'for'three violations. The largest, a "45 million penalty, targets X's paid blue-check system, which replaced legacy verification for public figures with a subscription model. The Commission ruled the feature constitutes "deceptive design" because it allows anyone to purchase an authenticity badge, increasing the risk of fraud, impersonation, and disinformation.' Another "40 million fine was issued for blocking researchers' access to public data needed to assess systemic risks, such as hate speech spread. A further "35 million was levied over opaque advertising repositories that make paid content difficult to distinguish from regular posts. EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen defended the decision as essential…...

1+ hour ago (96+ words) [Minister of Defence Israel Katz visits the Mahaneh Yehudah Market in Jerusalem, on September 2, 2025. (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)]In the statement, Katz indicated that combat soldiers and other conscripts who are already serving and scheduled to complete their service during 2026 may have to delay their discharge from the IDF. Defense Minister Katz moves to extend IDF service to 36 months In the statement, Katz indicated that combat soldiers and other conscripts who are already serving and scheduled to complete their service during 2026 may have to delay their discharge from the IDF....

2+ hour, 24+ min ago (69+ words) [Hezbollah]On Wednesday, both Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to a military committee monitoring their ceasefire, marking an expansion in the scope of talks between the two nations. Hezbollah's Qassem says sending civilian delegate to ceasefire talks is concession to Israel On Wednesday, both Israel and Lebanon sent civilian envoys to a military committee monitoring their ceasefire, marking an expansion in the scope of talks between the two nations....

2+ hour, 40+ min ago (69+ words) [IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens in ]The operation was conducted with the IDF's Menashe Brigade and Samaria Brigade in collaboration with the Shin Bet, Border Police, and the Air Force. IDF kills six terrorists, arrest dozens of wanted individuals in 'Operation Five Stones' The operation was conducted with the IDF's Menashe Brigade and Samaria Brigade in collaboration with the Shin Bet, Border Police, and the Air Force....

2+ hour, 42+ min ago (565+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 Four countries" boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel"s participation could reduce the budget for next year"s edition in Vienna, but the show will be no worse for it, Austrian host broadcaster ORF said on Friday. At a meeting on Thursday, national broadcasters that make up the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) cleared Israel to take part in the next contest in May. That prompted Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to say they were withdrawing over the war in Gaza, plunging the contest into one of its biggest-ever rows. Iceland, another harsh Israel critic that has called for it to be booted from the contest, said it would make its final decision on participation next week. Austria was among the countries to come out most firmly in favor of Israel, and ORF chief…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago (977+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 791 The cabinet approved the 2026 state budget Friday, the Prime Minister's Office said, after hours of intense negotiations and infighting over budgetary allocations. The vote was held shortly before Shabbat, in the wake of a compromise" deal between Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz, who had been quarreling over how much to set aside for defense spending. The budget, which amounts to some NIS 662 billion ($205 billion), will move on to its first plenary reading and subsequent committee discussions in the Knesset, as the government strives to pass the legislation before its deadline at the end of March 2026. If the budget does not pass before that deadline, the Knesset will dissolve automatically, triggering early elections that would take place in June 2026, instead of October. Opposition figures blasted the freshly-approved budget, including Opposition Leader Yair Lapid,…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago (442+ words) An Israeli major-general has said that the Bibas family was not abducted by Hamas on 7 October 2023. Speaking to Yedioth Ahronoth, Nitzan Alon, the outgoing head of Israel's Hostages and Missing Persons Headquarters, said Israel had informed Hamas which group seized the Bibas family to help locate them. Four members of the family - 34-year-old Yarden, his wife Shiri, 32, and their two sons, four-year-old Ariel and nine-month-old Kfir - were taken captive during the 7 October attacks and held in Gaza. They were abducted by a small faction known as the Mujahideen Brigades. The fate of the Bibas family became an especially emotive case for Israelis during the war on Gaza. Shiri and the two children died while in captivity. Israel said they were killed by Hamas fighters by hand - an account that does not correspond with'Alon's comments. Hamas said they were killed in…...