The Times of Israel is liveblogging Monday’s events as they unfold.
Trump says he’ll talk to Netanyahu about ‘permanent deal with Iran’
US President Donald Trump says that his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House tomorrow will include talks on a “permanent deal” with Iran.
Trump tells reporters that the United States is “working on a lot of things” with Israel, including “probably a permanent deal with Iran.”
Trump also repeats claims that US strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities during the 12-day Iran-Israel conflict, which ended last month with a US-brokered ceasefire.
First round of indirect Hamas-Israel talks in Qatar end inconclusively, say sources
The first session of indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks in Qatar end inconclusively, two Palestinian sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters early Monday.
The sources claim that the Israeli delegation does not have a sufficient mandate to reach an agreement with Hamas.
“After the first session of indirect negotiations in Doha, the Israeli delegation is not sufficiently authorized and is not authorized to reach an agreement with Hamas, as it has no real powers,” the sources tell Reuters.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently on his way to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump, said late Saturday night that Hamas’s latest demands were not acceptable to Israel, but that he was nevertheless dispatching a high-level negotiating team to Doha.
Trump: ‘Good chance’ of deal this week that would see ‘quite a few hostages’ released
US President Donald Trump says there is a good chance a Gaza hostage release and ceasefire deal could be reached with Hamas this week.
“I think there’s a good chance we have a deal with Hamas during the week, during the coming week,” Trump tells reporters before departing for Washington.
Such a deal, he adds, would mean that “quite a few hostages” could be released.
Trump is due to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow at the White House.
Netanyahu said last night that Hamas’s latest demands are not acceptable to Israel, but he nevertheless dispatched a high-level negotiating team to Qatar for talks.
IDF says strikes in Yemen hit Houthi targets used for terror activity
The IDF confirms it carried out airstrikes on multiple Houthi terror targets in Yemen, including the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif, and the Ras Khatib power station.
According to the military, the targets were used by the Iran-backed Houthi regime to transfer weapons and conduct terror activity against Israel and global shipping.
Among the sites hit was the “Galaxy Leader” vessel, hijacked by the Houthis in November 2023 and used for maritime surveillance and operational planning.
The IDF says the strikes come in response to repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory and highlight the group’s ongoing use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes.
Israel carrying out ‘intense’ strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, confirms defense minister
Israel is currently striking targets in Yemen, Defense Minister Israel Katz confirms, shortly after the IDF issued evacuation orders for certain areas.
“The IDF is currently intensely striking targets of the Houthi’s terror regime in the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa, and Salif,” Katz says in a statement, adding that the targets also include a power station and the “Galaxy Leader” ship that the Houthis hijacked and captured two years ago in the Red Sea.
“As I warned, Yemen will be treated like Tehran,” he adds, repeating a threat he made last week. “Anyone who tries to harm Israel will be harmed, anyone who raises a hands against Israel will have it cut off. The Houthis will continue to pay a heavy price for their actions.”
Residents near some of the targets have reported hearing loud explosions.
The strikes come shortly after the IDF issued evacuation warnings for three Houthi-controlled ports and a power plant in Yemen.
The Houthis have continued to fire drones and missiles at Israel even since the ceasefire with Iran went into effect last month.