French President Francois Hollande has called on Israel and the Palestinians to resume ceasefire talks after it collapsed in the wake of renewed barrage of rockets from Gaza into Israel. He said the demilitarization of the enclave and a lifting of a blockade should be part of a deal.

A lengthy meeting of Israel’s security cabinet took place Wednesday evening following a day of heavy Gaza rocket fire at communities across south and central Israel.

A woman was severely beaten last week in Sweden for wearing a Jewish Star of David, press reports said.

Anti-Israel protesters demonstrated outside Geneva’s main synagogue.

MEMRI report: Spokesperson told Lebanese TV station in interview that journalists that filmed missile launching sites “were collaborating with the occupation.”

The European Union reiterated its call for ‘’all terrorist groups in Gaza to disarm and said the situation in the Gaza Strip ‘’has been unsustainable for many years and a return to the status quo prior to the latest conflict is not an option.’’

European Union Foreign Ministers discuss on Friday in Brussels an urgent call by France to send arms to the Iraqi Kurds fighting the terrorist Islamic State in northern Iraq.

One of the lead plaintiffs’ lawyers said evidence would show that the bank required ''all employees to donate 5 percent of their salaries'' to the second intifada.

The IDF did not comment on the matter, but Israel has in general stated that Hamas has stored weapons in mosques.

‘’The UN has decided to come and check Israel – the only democracy in the Middle East, a democracy which is acting legitimately to defend its citizens against murderous terrorism,’’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference after a meeting in Jerusalem with visiting New York Governor Andrew M.Cuomo.