Sudanese Delegation Set to Visit Israel

The head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Sudanese Delegation Set to Visit Israel

The head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council meets with the Israeli Foreign Minister. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

A high-ranking Sudanese delegation is expected in Israel in the coming days, a political source in Tel Aviv has revealed.

The upcoming visit will follow that of Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Khartoum two weeks ago, during which he met his Sudanese counterpart as well as the head of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and other senior officials.

The Sudanese delegation will hold talks in Jerusalem on the draft peace agreement to advance bilateral relations.

The delegation will be headed by a Sudanese general who is also a minister.

During his visit to Khartoum, Cohen discussed the draft peace agreement between Israel and Sudan.

After his return, the minister said the deal should be signed this year after the transfer of power to a civilian government in Khartoum.

Sudan would thus become the fourth country to normalize relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords, after the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco.

During his discussions, Cohen spoke of Israel's willingness to assist Sudan's development efforts in various areas, including security, food, water resources management, and agriculture.

Both sides are expected to hold intensive talks on the agreement so that it is ready by the time power is transferred to civilians in Khartoum.



Israel Strikes Yemen's Hodeidah Port after Houthi Attack on Israeli Airport

A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT
A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT
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Israel Strikes Yemen's Hodeidah Port after Houthi Attack on Israeli Airport

A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT
A handout screen grab taken from a video released by Houthi-run Al Masirah TV shows firefighters extinguishing a fire at a cement factory following Israeli airstrikes, in the port province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 May 2025. EPA/AL-MASIRSAH TV / HANDOUT

The Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes against Yemen's Hodeidah Port on Monday, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.
The military said in a statement that it attacked what it called Houthi terrorist targets in Hodeidah and its vicinity.
The strikes killed at least one person and injured at least 35 people, according to Houthi media that cited the health ministry.
The Houthis shut down the area around the port and cement factory following the strikes, Reuters quoted three sources as saying.
They said the extent of the damage at the port was unknown, yet the intensity of the strikes and fire caused severe damage to the containers' berth.
Two other sources estimated the damage at 70% of the port's five docks, warehouses and customs area. The strikes occurred as two ships were unloading their cargo, with traffic at the port at a complete standstill, a worker at the port said.
More than 10 strikes targeted Hodeidah Port and the Al Salakhanah and Al Hawak neighborhoods in the city of Hodeidah, five residents told Reuters. Four strikes also targeted a cement factory east of Hodeidah.
"The attack was carried out in response to repeated attacks carried out by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel in which surface-to-surface missiles and unmanned aircraft were launched at the territory of the state and its citizens," the Israeli military said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate for Sunday's missile attack, which was the first known to have escaped interception by Israel's air defenses in a series of attacks since March.
Houthi official Abdul Qader al-Mortada said in an X post commenting on the attack that Israel should wait for the "unimaginable".

A US official speaking on condition of anonymity said that U.S. forces were not actively involved in Monday's strikes, but there is general coordination between the two allies, the official said.