Israel will not proceed with the Gaza ceasefire until it receives a list of the 33 hostages who will be released by Hamas in the first phase of the deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.

Thousands of Yemenis crowded the capital Sanaa Friday to express their support for the Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who say they will maintain pressure on Israel despite the imminent Gaza ceasefire.

Qatar says the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday. This will pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Thousands of Houthi supporters protested again Friday against Israeli attacks in Yemen and the US-led coalition, while showing their support for the Palestinian people. Camera: YAHYA ARHAB. [Restrictions: Spain,

Explosions were heard over Jerusalem after sirens blared across the city and central Israel on Saturday morning, AFP journalists reported, while the Israeli military said a projectile had been launched from Yemen.

The Huthis, who say their action is in solidarity with the Palestinians, have themselves seen their positions in Yemen hit by US, Israeli and sometimes British air strikes. On Thursday, leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi in a televised address threatened to keep up their attacks if Israel does not respect the ceasefire with Hamas.

Palestinians and family members of hostages who were killed in captivity have been imploring the Israeli government and world leaders for a ceasefire deal.

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Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, as it warned it would hunt down the group's leaders.Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023,

After multiple air raids targeted Yemen's Sanaa airport in December 2024, which the Iran-backed Huthi rebels blamed on Israel, a photo of smoke billowing from a runway ricocheted worldwide in social media posts that falsely depicted it as showing the recent attack.

Israeli warplanes bombed a power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen on Friday in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile strikes against Israel, and pro-Houthi media said at least one person had been killed and nine wounded.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he welcomed the news also with "sorrow" and "caution given that we have had false dawns before, and the deal has not yet been confirmed.”