A Palestinian who broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv trying to take hostages and demanding asylum was in Israeli custody today.

A Palestinian took hostages in the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv today after shots were fired outside in an incident that appeared to have only an indirect link to recent tensions between the two countries.

A man is holding hostages in the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv after shots were fired outside, Israeli police said today.

An armed Palestinian man burst into the British Embassy in Tel Aviv today demanding political asylum, saying in a dramatic interview on live television that he would rather die than return to the West Bank.

An armed man threatening to commit suicide breached security at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv today and was loose on the grounds inside, Israeli police said.