Berlin’s Jewish Museum says Peter Schäfer will step down to "prevent further damage" to the institution. Schäfer says he regrets the tweet, as the museum should not appear to take sides in political debates. Germany’s Central Council of Jews: resignation "an important step."
While the agency, which has long been accused of promoting incitement against Israel and perpetuating the Palestinian refugee problem, says its mandate will end only when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is settled, UNRWA’s very existence is a factor that prevents any resolution.
Hamas is looking into Thursday's rocket fire on southern Israel as "there was no order to any group to do it," group leader Ismail Haniyeh tells UN envoy to the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov. Thousands of Palestinians riot along the volatile Gaza-Israel border on Friday, Gaza’s Health Ministry says 46 people were wounded by Israeli fire.
Iran: US waging "Iranophobic campaign" of economic warfare. With 20% of world's oil passes through Strait of Hormuz, acting US defense secretary cites need for contingency plans should situation deteriorate.
IAEA: Tehran on course to hit limits on heavy water set out in nuclear deal. President Hassan Rouhani warns that Iran will continue scaling back compliance with nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show "positive signals."
