In July, the Israeli Air Force struck in Beirut, killing Fuad Shukr, also known as al-Hajj Mohsin, a senior member of the Jihad Council who was responsible for the 1983 bombing that killed 241 U.S.
Oil futures fell Friday but booked solid weekly gains, boosted by the Federal Reserve's decision to deliver a large interest-rate cut as well as a renewed rise in tensions in the Middle East after a ...