Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will sit down for an interview airing Sunday with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, his first since Israel's strikes on Iran.

Iran conflict could open opportunities for Russia to possibly become a power broker to help end the confrontation.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government survived an attempt to dissolve Israel’s parliament early Thursday morning, with most of his ultra-Orthodox coalition partners joining him in voting against a bill that would have forced them to register for military service while the country is at war.

"Think about what would happen if Iran had 20,000 missiles like this. It would be an existential threat to Israel," the prime minister said on the scene in Bat Yam.

Israel unleashed a punishing barrage of strikes targeting the capital Tehran Sunday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make Iran pay "a very heavy price" for killing civilians, on the third day of fierce fighting.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent effusive birthday wishes to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, praising him as a staunch ally as Israel continued to bombard its arch foe Iran.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to convey a message from Iran, as the clash between the countries enters its third day.

The U.S. did not play a military role in Israel's attack on Iran as Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed, but it provided "exquisite" intel and will help defend Israel if needed -- especially against ballistic missiles that are expected to be launched from Iran, according to a U.S source familiar with the intel on the strike.

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