1.   Army tanks were parked around Gilo, a comforting presence for the residents, the guns on their turrets pointed toward Beit Jala across a deep stony valley.

2.   Beyond the last row of apartment blocks where Riesenberg lives, an Israeli tank was parked on a hill, its long barrel sloping down toward nearby Arab towns.

3.   Serbian tanks are parked next to residential buildings, daring NATO pilots to strike.

4.   Tanks were parked on Manger Square, a Russian Orthodox hospice was taken over, and snipers took up positions on surrounding roofs.

5.   The authorities arrested the man, she said, and have since provided patrols, sometimes parking a tank outside the house.

6.   There were numerous holes in the roofs and walls and Israeli tanks were parked at the gates.

7.   An armored tank was parked on the rubble.

8.   For nearly three weeks, Israeli tanks have been parked near the ancient basilica built over the grotto, where Christians believe Jesus was born.

9.   In Beit Jalla, reporters saw a tank parked outside the Lutheran church and an armored personnel carrier inside the church compound.

10.   Officers patrolled the streets and parked a tank in the main street leading to the sector.