LA PAZ -- Bolivia and the United States will restore full diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level after a 17-year break, Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau announced Saturday.
"It has been very unusual not to have ambassadors in our capitals," Landau said at the presidential palace following Paz's inauguration. "This is an important step, and we hope to announce ambassadors very soon." (Bolivia-US-Relations)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel said on Sunday forensic test confirmed the remains handed over by Hamas earlier in the day were those of Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed by the Palestinian group in 2014.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement the identification process had been completed. "The Government of Israel expresses its deep condolences to the Goldin family and to all the families of the fallen hostages," it said. (Israel-Hamas-Soldier Remains)
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BEIRUT -- Two Hezbollah members were killed Sunday in separate Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
According to the NNA, an Israeli drone fired two guided missiles at a car near Al-Ma'sarah on the Houmine Al-Fawqa road in Nabatieh district, killing one person. A second strike targeted a pickup truck between Al-Sawwaneh and Khirbet Selm in southeastern Lebanon, killing another. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrikes-Hezbollah)
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SANAA -- The Houthi group warned on Sunday that it would resume missile and drone attacks against Israel if the ceasefire in Gaza collapses, according to a letter sent to the Palestinian Hamas movement.
The threat, broadcast by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV channel, comes amid heightened regional tensions that could undermine the fragile U.S.-brokered truce in Gaza, as well as renewed friction between Iran and the United States over stalled nuclear talks. (Yemen-Houthis-Warning) Enditem
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