The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they unfold.

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.

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 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........

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