Foreign Minister Katz makes remark in TV interview, but adds Jerusalem has 'no desire' for military confrontation, Reuters reports

Top UN official describes Thursday's shipwreck as 'the worst Mediterranean tragedy' so far this year

One in four migrants traveling from Libya to Europe perishes en route, UN says; two boats with 300 migrants capsize 120 kilometers east of Tripoli, 150 still missing

Robert Menendez, top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warns Secretary of State Pompeo that reported transfer of US-made missiles to rebels is 'serious violation'

'It is the largest malware campaign over Facebook that has ever been discovered,' Check Point threat intelligence chief says; FB has removed fake pages and malicious links

Clashes threaten to ignite civil war on the scale of the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed dictator Muammar Gaddafi

Meeting comes amid military offensive by Libyan commander to take capital Tripoli; UN health agency says fighting has killed 121 people in 10 days