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A missile strike that targeted a military parade in the Yemeni town of al-Dhalea has killed at least five people. The attack came at the end of a graduation ceremony for recruits to this Security Belt Forces. Our Middle East analyst Alan Johnston has more details. This attack coming in a town, north of Aden in territory where a powerful militia force called the Security Belt Forces likes to recruit young men into its ranks. This missile strike coming at the end of a recruitment parade. The Security Belt Forces are allied to the Yemeni government in its fight against the Houthi rebels and the Security Belt Forces very quickly after this attack blamed it on the Houthi rebels.

An exchange of prisoners is underway between the authorities in Kiev and Russian-backed rebels in the east. A rebel spokeswoman said the Ukrainian side would release 87 people to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk Republics, while the rebels would hand back 55 people. The BBC's Jeanne Baspatru is in Kiev. It's one of the most controversial moves by the current president newly elected this year, the former comedian Zelensky. He said that one of his key promises is to carry out this exchange by the end of this year at any possible cost. The most important is to bring back Ukrainians that are imprisoned but in exchange for ex-fighters of their special target unit of the Ukrainian police that were allegedly involved in shootings of peaceful protesters at Euromaidan in February 2014.

Five people have been injured in a knife attack in New York state as Hanukkah celebrations were taking place at the home of an Orthodox rabbi. The attack in Monsey is the latest anti-Semitic hate crime in the New York area in recent days. Eyewitnesses said the attacker entered rabbi Chaim Rottenberg's house with his face covered wielding a large knife. The attacker has been arrested. Speaking near the scene, US congressman David Carlucci said the strongest action must be taken. The word is coming out that this happened in a house of worship is extremely troubling and it's what are the principles of our country are founded on that you can practice your religion, you can worship freely, that cannot be jeopardized, that cannot be intimidated. And that's why we have to be in one collective voice saying enough is enough. We have to take action.

Twelve people who were seriously injured in Saturday's bomb attack in Somalia are being flown to Turkey. Two Turkish nationals are reported to be among the 79 people who died in the blast in the capital Mogadishu. The Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo blamed the attack on the Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab.

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