On the afternoon of June 7, 1981, fourteen Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets launched from Etzion Airbase in the Sinai Peninsula, then under Israeli control.

Rekha Kshtriya, an eye witness of the AI 171 plane air crash recalled the chilling moments after the sheer tragedy and stated that even though her family was accustomed to loud noises, the sound of the crash felt like their eardrums would burst.

The BBC’s James Landale looks at what could happen if the fighting escalates and expands. 

​The BBC’s James Landale looks at what could happen if the fighting escalates and expands.