Israeli police storm al-Aqsa mosque

Witnesses say police used stun grenades and tear gas, beating people with batons and rifles. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( --------------------------------------------------------------- What The World is following Israeli police storm al-Aqsa mosque [Israeli police detain a Palestinian in the al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a raid of the site in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, April 5, 2023.] Credit: Mahmoud Illean/AP Jerusalem Israeli police [raided the al-Aqsa mosque compound]( in East Jerusalem on Tuesday night, attacking worshippers who had gathered for Ramadan and injuring at least a dozen people. Witnesses say they used stun grenades and tear gas, beating people with batons and rifles and destroying the compound’s medical clinic. Police also [arrested around 400 Palestinians](. Hamas responded by launching a series of rockets from the Gaza Strip, with Israel then conducting airstrikes targeting Hamas weapons facilities. A similar raid in 2021 led to 11 days of conflict. Taiwan Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday in Los Angeles for the [first visit of its kind on US soil](. Tsai will meet with McCarthy and a bipartisan group of US lawmakers. It’s her second meeting with an American politician in a year. She had met with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during her trip to Taiwan in August. China has responded by [sending an aircraft carrier group]( to the waters off of Taiwan’s southeast coast. Kuwait Kuwait has [confiscated 300,000 driver’s licenses]( from expats living in the country. It’s an attempt to reduce traffic congestion in the streets, but targets only those who earn less than $1,955 and lack a university degree, a policy [seen as discriminatory](. Some have argued that constructing bridges and tunnels would be a more effective solution. Expatriates make up around 3.4 million people, the majority of Kuwait’s total population of about 4.6 million. --------------------------------------------------------------- From The World [The US military faces challenges on the homefront as recruitment shortages continue]( [Students in the new Army prep course stand at attention after physical training exercises at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 27, 2022.]( Credit: Sean Rayford/AP Photo The US Army missed its recruitment target by 25% during the past fiscal year. Other branches of the military are also seeing a [drop in recruiting](. The number of eligible 18-to-24 year-olds is smaller than it once was, while challenges from COVID-19 have made it difficult to do face-to-face recruiting. [Trump’s arraignment has ‘serious implications’ for good governance in Africa]( [Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, April 4, 2023, in New York.]( Credit: Seth Wenig/AP Chris Maroleng, executive director of Good Governance Africa, talks with The World’s host Marco Werman about how Trump’s indictment and legal woes [impact the rule of law]( in the sub-Saharan region of the continent. --------------------------------------------------------------- Bright spot Wednesday night marks the beginning of [Passover](, or Pesach, a major Jewish holiday. It’s observed with seders — a ritual service and ceremonial dinner — and other traditions, with families and friends gathering together. And it celebrates the freedom of the Jewish people who were emerging from slavery in Egypt during the time of the prophet Moses. [A 1936 Maxwell House Haggadah sits on a desk alongside a Seder plate in New York, March 15, 2011.] Credit: Stace Maude/AP/File photo In case you missed it on The World --------------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to subscribe to The World's Latest Edition podcast using your favorite podcast player: [RadioPublic](, [Apple Podcasts](, [Stitcher](, [Soundcloud](, [RSS]( [The World logo]( [The World on Facebook]( [The World's Twitter account]( [Donate]( | [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [Edit your subscription]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [View in your browser]( Top of the World is written weekday mornings by the team at [The World](. [The World]( is produced by [PRX]( and [GBH](.