Saudis say Yemen truce has ended
SANAA, Yemen – The truce in Yemen between Shiite rebels and a Saudi-led military coalition has formally ended, according to Saudi Arabia’s state-run news agency.
The truce technically came into effect on Dec. 15, 2015, as a mutual show of good faith during peace negotiations taking place in Switzerland.
But the truce never truly took hold on the ground in Yemen, with both sides ignoring it. The United Nations said on Dec. 20 there were “numerous violations” of the cease-fire agreement from the very start.
Israel searches for Tel Aviv attacker
JERUSALEM – Israeli police continued their manhunt Saturday for a gunman who killed two people and wounded several others when he opened fire at a bar in Tel Aviv the day before.
Police say they are investigating possible motives for the shooting, which came amid more than three months of near-daily Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.
Relatives of the shooter from the Arab village of Arara in northern Israel told media they recognized the man from CCTV footage aired on news reports. Family members said he was a troubled man who was “traumatized” after a cousin was killed by police in 2006, and who had served time in an Israeli prison after allegedly grabbing an officer’s gun. They said he acted on his own and called on the man to turn himself in.
India air force base attack leaves 6 dead
PATHANKOT, India – Suspected militants infiltrated an Indian air force base near the border with Pakistan on Saturday and exchanged fire with security forces for hours, leaving at least four gunmen and two Indian troops dead, officials and news reports said.
The attack was being seen as a possible attempt to undo recent progress made in relations between archrivals India and Pakistan, coming just a week after the first visit to Pakistan in 12 years by an Indian prime minister.
The attack at the Pathankot air force base began a couple of hours before dawn, and by late morning, it appeared that the violence had ended with the killing of the gunmen by Indian forces. But two hours later, more gunfire erupted and an air force helicopter was seen firing at an area of the base, a major installation located about 267 miles north of New Delhi.
Associated Press
