New Senate proposal would seek to halve Iran's remaining oil exports; Obama administration argues against timing of the bill that if given a vote, would likely pass with bipartisan support.

French President Francois Hollande opts to address university students instead.

UN chief Ban also blasts Israeli building announcement.

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will pay his first official visit to Israel as president next week.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, speaking alongside Nigeria's visiting leader Goodluck Jonathan, restated that Israel will prevent Iran from getting nuclear bomb.

Following weakening of Egypt-US ties, Sunday Times reports Moscow may be eying Egypt's Mediterranean ports for naval use.

Eu foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed the EU’s full support for the ongoing negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians which, she said’ ’should lead to a two-state solution with the State of Israel and independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign and viable State of Palestine living side by side in peace, security and mutual recognition.‘’

Defense minister claims Global Jihad elements have infiltrated Lebanon and are attacking Hezbollah on its own turf; says terrorists launched August rocket attacks on northern Israel to elicit IDF response against Hezbollah.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would be a tragic mistake to stop the sanctions against Iran before the dismantling of the Iranian nuclear programme.

''Coup organizers would like to break the people's will.''