Tag Archives: tension
Iran threatens to shoot down US aircraft over Persian Gulf

Illustrative: A US Air Force MC-12W reconnaissance aircraft (YouTube screenshot)
In weekend incident, US official tell Fox News spy planes were flying in international territory when they were warned they risked attack
South Korean naval vessel fires warning shots near North Korean patrol amid high tension
Powerful US bomber flies over S. Korea as standoff deepens

A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. The powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
UN chief ‘pessimistic’ about Israel-Palestinian peace, UK envoy says

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks during a joint press conference with President Reuven Rivlin at the presidential compound in Jerusalem on October 20, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON)
British diplomat says Ban ‘thought there was a very wide gap,’ both on de-escalation of tensions and return to talks
Terrorist opens fire at Beersheba bus station, kills one, wounds 11

Police and rescue workers at the scene of shooting and stabbing attack at the Central Bus Station in the southern city of Beersheba, on October 18, 2015. (Meir Even Haim/Flash90)
Soldier killed by attacker, who then steals his weapon; Eritrean man shot by responding security guard in case of mistaken identity; assailant killed
After stabbings, police bar Palestinians from Jerusalem’s Old City

Israeli police at the scene where a Palestinian terrorist stabbed an 15-year-old man outside Jerusalems Old City early Sunday morning, October 4, 2015. (Flash90)
Temple Mount access restricted; IDF said circling home of terror leader in Jenin as unrest persists in West Bank, capital
In Moscow, presence of IDF generals sends a message of military urgency

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot during a visit to the northern border of Israel on August 18, 2015. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
In rare move, Netanyahu brings both IDF chief and intelligence head to Russia to drive home concerns on Hezbollah, Syria
Russia ‘is building military base in Syria’

The anonymous officials say Russia has set up an air traffic control tower and transported prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel to an airfield serving the Syrian port city of Latakia Photo: Rex
American officials express concern about latest intelligence suggesting Moscow is preparing to send hundreds of personnel to prop up Assad regime
Hungary Closes Budapest Train Station to Stop Migrant Exodus West

Photo: Hungary closes Budapest train station to stop migrants traveling west – @NBCNews
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