 Opening ceremony Friday. Israel's military says it carried out strikes targeting Houthi rebels' operations in Yemen. That after the Iranian-backed militant group claimed responsibility for this week's drone attack in Tel Aviv. Israel's prime minister comes to the U.S. next week to address both chambers of Congress. In Russia, American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskovich was convicted on espionage charges Friday at a trial that was held quickly and in secrecy. He was sentenced to 16 years at a penal colony. Here's ABC's James Longman.