Humanitarian groups in Yemen are worried that a designation by the US State Department of the movement as a “terrorist organization” would endanger aid activities in the war-torn country.
Israel has released five Lebanese prisoners in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, and while many in Israel welcome the decision to bring their dead home, others worry what kind of precedent it’s setting
Israel has been engaging in an unusual number of talks with some of its sworn enemies, and Reporter Matt Guttman takes a look at the flurry of diplomatic initiatives, including a ceasefire with Hamas set to take effect tomorrow.
Ben Gilbert reports from Beirut on how the city’s residents have reacted to the recent fighting between political factions — and how new fighting has erupted elsewhere in Lebanon.
The World’s Aaron Schachter tells how Lebanon’s political mess just got murkier: Lebanese officials have shut down a Hezbollah-linked communications network, following charges that it was spying on Lebanese opposition politicians.
Shooting at Jerusalem seminary
The World’s Quil Lawrence has the latest on today’s shooting in Jerusalem, where two gunmen infiltrated a rabbinical seminary and opened fire, killing several at least six students there.
