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There will be a heavy police presence but few visiting fans at the soccer match between France and Israel in the Nations League.

“Hit and run” attacks on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in Amsterdam and inflammatory and violent acts by some of the Israeli fans shocked and dismayed observers around the world.

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he intends to nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the U.S. ambassador to Israel.

Five new arrests were made after what authorities say was antisemitic violence surrounding an Israeli soccer team. Israeli fans also attacked a taxi and burned a Palestinian flag.

Paris police say that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation.

Dutch authorities say at least five people have been hurt and dozens more arrested after a violent outbreak in Amsterdam following a soccer match between AFC Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night.

The Israel Defense Forces said it is conducting what it called “precise strikes on military targets in Iran.

U.S. officials are investigating the apparent leak of two top-secret U.S. documents that show American spy agencies tracking possible Israeli preparations for conducting an attack on Iran, three U.S. officials said.

The IDF reported that a drone crashed into a building in the northern Israel town of Caesarea Saturday morning. Benjamin Netanyahu was not at the residence at the time, Israeli officials said.

Israel’s foreign minister said Yahya Sinwar was killed by IDF soldiers.

Israeli police said multiple people were killed after gunmen got off a light rail station and opened fire.

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as residents were ordered to remain close to bomb shelters.

Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system enjoys a near-mythical status among Israelis.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Monday about the death of longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. “Lebanon, the region the world, are safer without him,” he said.

Israel said Saturday that it killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, dealing its most significant blow to the Lebanese militant group after months of fighting. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.

Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week as Israel dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities.

The Israeli army chief says the military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon after Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 350 people.

Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire since the outbreak of the war in Gaza nearly a year ago, when the militant group began firing rockets in solidarity with the Palestinians and its fellow Iran-backed ally Hamas