Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said that the United Nations General Assembly's backing on Friday of a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member supports Palestinian efforts for another vote on the issue by the UN Security Council."Palestine will continue its endeavor to obtain full membership in the UN," Abbas added in a statement on Friday.

A poll by the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet showed that 40% of respondents would vote for Eden Golan, more than any other candidate, according to KAN11.The poll had 40,000 respondents, 40% said that they would vote for Golan. The next highest was now disqualified Dutch candidate Joost Klein.אירוויזיון 2024 | מובילים בפער: בסקר, של העיתון השוודי 'אפטונבלאדט', לו הצביעו 40,000 אנשים ובחרו בין המתמודדות בחצי הגמר השני - ישראל ראשונה עם 40% מהקולות@DovGilHar pic.twitter.com/8Ut0UwMo9A— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) May 11, 2024

Nikki Haley is under active consideration by Donald Trump's campaign to be his running mate, Axios reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the dynamic.Trump could pick Haley if he were convinced she could help him win the presidency, avoid a potential prison sentence, and cover tens of millions in legal bills if he loses, the report added.

Hamas published on Saturday the first sign of life from 51-year-old hostage Nadav Popplewell, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nirim during the events of October 7.The video shows Nadav reading a short script before the video cuts to a large question mark. Accounts that posted the video mockingly asked, "In a few moments... What happened?"Nadav had a black eye, but no other visible injuries.