The defence minister of Israel is calling for a boycott of Arab businesses where residents carried out violent protests against the US president's recognition of Jerusalem as his country's capital.

Priti Patel is thought to be on her way to Downing Street to learn her fate, after being summoned back from an official visit to Africa by Prime Minister Theresa May.

Facebook is doing its share to remove abusive content from the social network, it said in an apparent rejection of Israeli allegations it was unco-operative in stemming messages that might spur Palestinian violence.