Section: Israel
Ukraine threatens to block Russian aid convoy to rebel-held territory
Government demands Red Cross inspects trucks to confirm the shipment is not cover for military incursion. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian separatists kill 18 government soldiers in east, army says
Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine’s eastern border and could use the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission to invade, NATO said Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Fighting in Ukraine keeps investigators from MH 17 crash site
Pro-Russian separatists agreed to allow international police and investigators to access the crash site of the downed Malaysian commercial jet; renewed fighting in the area now prevents access. …read more Source:...
Ukraine presses assault on rebel-stronghold after Malaysian airliner shot down
Pro-Russian separatists pushed back into Donetsk, and locals report fighting across Luhansk. …read more Source:...
Ukraine troops try to break pro-Russian rebels' hold on Donetsk
Dutch investigators arrive to inspect the crash site; UN Security Council to vote Monday on Ukraine resolution. …read more Source:...
Train with plane crash bodies leaves Ukrainian rebel town
Train carrying the bodies of many of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster departs from Torez, 15 kilometers from the crash site. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: Pro-Russia rebels shoot down two fighter jets
Downing of Ukrainian jets happened not far from where Malaysian airliner was brought down last week. …read more Source:...
Report: Malaysian airliner shot down over the Ukraine, 295 dead
Aircraft came down near the city of Donetsk, stronghold of pro-Russian rebels; Ukraine interior minister says it was hit by ground-to-air missile. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...