Samantha Power: Social media 'exacerbating' tensions

Samantha Power, US's UN ambassador, has urged both sides to end escalations and called for calm. 

In comments made to the UN Security Council, Power said that mistrust was being "exacerbated" by images being shared on social media. 

She said that the US was committed to retaining the status quo at al-Aqsa mosque, known as Temple Mount to Jews. 

US President Barack Obama will now visit the region at the "appropriate" moment, she added.