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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday vowed intensified strikes on Iran, declaring that "what they have felt so far is nothing compared with what they will be handed in the coming days",

Yet a far more obscure issue is posing the greatest test to Netanyahu's lengthy rule : the draft of young ultra-Orthodox men to the military.