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It's 9.30 p.m. on Sunday, July 6th here in New York City. It is 4.30 a.m. on Monday, July 7th in Israel.

As Israelis await news on whether we will soon see the beginning of the end to the war in Gaza, or any news on a ceasefire and return of hostages or any sign of new

normalization deals with other countries in the region. Perhaps Syria, I think there will be news

on all of these fronts in the days and weeks ahead. We've decided to hold off on recording a

full call Me Back episode

until tomorrow, which is bound to be a big day for Israel-related news. This is, of course,

because Prime Minister Netanyahu is set to meet with President Trump Monday in D.C., where we

assume the leaders will discuss the path to an end to the Gaza War and the Middle East geopolitical

landscape emerging after the

recent war with Iran. So until then, here's a brief news roundup to help you keep up to date with

recent developments and know what to keep an eye on in what will likely be a very consequential

week in D.C. First, the backdrop. Hours ago, Israel carried out a fresh wave of strikes on Houthi

targets in Yemen after issuing evacuation orders for several areas of the country. The Israeli Air Force

conducted its air strikes against targets in the ports of Hodea, Rasa, and Salif, and the

Ras Khadib power Station, among others.

According to the IDF, these sites were used by the Houthis to transfer weapons and orchestrate terror attacks against Israel and other countries and private enterprises in global shipping.

This operation was following last Tuesday's Huti missile fired at Israel, which set off alarms

at Ben-Gurion Airport and in areas like Modin and Rishon-Lat-Zion in some areas of the West Bank and

Jerusalem. As some of you will recall, that was where my mother was attending an engagement party

that was disrupted by sirens when they all had to go into their safe

room. The missile, fortunately, was successfully intercepted with no injuries and no damage.

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