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

The leader of the Houthi terror group in Yemen warns that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a “military target.”

Somaliland, which has for decades pushed for international recognition, enjoys a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden. Israel announced its recognition of Somaliland on Friday.

“We consider any Israeli presence in Somaliland a military target for our armed forces, as it constitutes aggression against Somalia and Yemen, and a threat to the security of the region,” Abdulmalik al-Houthi, leader of the Iran-backed terror group, says in a statement.

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland was “a hostile stance targeting Somalia and its African surroundings, as well as Yemen, the Red Sea, and the countries along both shores of the Red Sea,” he adds.

The Houthis — whose slogan calls for “Death to America, Death to Israel, [and] a Curse on the Jews” — began attacking Israel and maritime traffic in November 2023, a month after the October 7 Hamas massacre. Israel has attacked Houthi targets in response.

The group has abided by ceasefires between Israel and Hamas.

The city of Petah Tikva in central Israel has been declared a hotspot of the ongoing measles outbreak, according to a letter from the Health Ministry reported by Hebrew media.

The letter cites a “rise in measles cases in the city.”

Since the beginning of the outbreak in May, 12 children have died of measles. Most of them were healthy children with no underlying diseases, but who had not been vaccinated against measles.

Police questioned a woman, 52, over a suspected attack on right-wing provocateur Hadar Muchtar, after footage appeared to show Muchtar being pushed to the ground at an anti-government protest in Haifa, Hebrew media outlets report.

Muchtar has an active social media presence and is also running in the Likud party primaries ahead of next year’s election. She regularly attends and films herself at anti-government rallies, where she argues with protesters.

In the footage from the Haifa protest last night, a woman appears to grab Muchtar, turn her around, and push her to the ground. Muchtar screams and says, “What are you doing?”

המשטרה חקרה היום באזהרה תושבת נשר בת 52 בחשד למעורבות בתקיפתה לכאורה של פעילת הימין הדר מוכתר, כשזו הגיעה במוצ״ש להפגנה החיפאית השבועית במחאה נגד המחאה.

יוזכר כי מארגנות "מחאת העם חיפה" הלינו במוצ"ש כי פעילת הימין הדר מוכתר שהגיעה להפגנה השבועית בצומת חורב זוכה להגנה משטרתית… pic.twitter.com/fD9MK1kTHm

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The protest organizers responded in a statement that police were “distorting the facts.” The statement said that Muchtar attended the protest “in order to disrupt public order,” and that police ignored repeated requests to remove her. The statement claimed that “a protester tripped over her.”

This is the third time since last month that police have summoned or detained protesters on suspicion of attacking Muchtar. In November, police detained an 80-year-old man on suspicion of sexual harassment after he was filmed making vulgar remarks to her during another protest.

Earlier this month, Muchtar filed a police complaint after a man appeared to try to snatch her microphone from her at a demonstration, leading to a brief confrontation that bystanders attempted to de-escalate. “Are you insane?” she repeatedly shouted at the man.

Charlie Summers contributed........

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