No deal in first round of Israel-Hamas talks. Trump, agreement possible next week

Sirens sound as a rocket from Yemen fires into the West Bank and the Dead Sea. Rocket and missile alerts are sounded in Judea, Gush Etzion and the Dead Sea. An IDF spokesperson said that "alarms have been sounded in several areas of the country following a rocket launch from Yemen. This was reported by several media outlets, including The Jerusalem Post. The IDF spokesperson said that two missiles were fired from Yemen at Israel.

After the massive Israeli attack, a missile was launched from Yemen towards Israel. IDF says it was intercepted.

The first session of indirect ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in Qatar ended without reaching an agreement, two Palestinian sources familiar with the matter said, adding that the Israeli delegation did not have a sufficient mandate to reach an agreement with Hamas. Several media outlets, including Ynet, reported. "After the first session of indirect negotiations in Doha, the Israeli delegation is not sufficiently authorized" "to reach an agreement with Hamas, as it has no real powers," the Palestinian sources said. Before his departure for Washington, Netanyahu explained that Israeli negotiators taking part in the ceasefire talks have received clear instructions to reach an agreement on the terms accepted by Israel.

Three and a half hours late, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took off from Ben Gurion Airport aboard his state plane, ahead of his third visit to U.S. President Donald Trump in the past six months. The two will discuss Iran's nuclear program, the war in Gaza and efforts to extend the Abraham Accords.

The Israeli Air Force is launching an attack on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida, according to Al-Masirah, the television station of the pro-Iranian Houthi rebels. Attacks are also underway on the ports of Ras Issa and Dalif and on the Al-Khatib power plant, as announced by the Israel Defense Forces with an evacuation order.

Indirect negotiations are underway in Doha between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas for a ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages held in Gaza, a Palestinian source close to the talks told AFP. "The discussions are focused on the implementation mechanisms" of the agreement and on an "exchange" of hostages held in Gaza for Palestinians held in Israel, the source said, adding that the negotiations began at 20:30 Italian time "through mediators".

"There is a good chance that Israel and Hamas will reach a ceasefire and hostage release agreement next week," US President Donald Trump told reporters. Donald Trump said there was a "good chance" of reaching an agreement with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas "this week" that would lead to the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip. "We have already released a lot of hostages, but as for the remaining hostages, a good number will be released. We expect to do that this week," he told reporters before boarding his plane to Washington. Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire and release hostages in Gaza began Sunday evening in Doha, ahead of a meeting between the US president and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During the meeting at the White House, the two will discuss the American proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, devastated by 21 months of war between Israel and Hamas.