Violence and tensions between Egypt and Israel have reached "the worst point since the Camp David peace accords three decades ago," according to the New York Times. On Saturday, Egypt announced it would pull its ambassador from Tel Aviv. In Cairo, thousands of protesters demonstrated -- for a second night -- outside the Israeli Embassy, demanding the expulsion of the ambassador. Over Twitter, reports were that one protester climbed the building and took down the Israeli flag, while the crowd cheered. The violence has been called "the deadliest since Israel went to war against Gaza militants 2 1/2 years ago " by the Associated Press. Casualties are mounting on both sides, and diplomats are scrambling to keep things from escalating further.
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