Thousands of Egyptians have rallied outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo for a second day over the deaths of five Egyptian policemen. They demanded an immediate expulsion of the Israeli envoy from the country. One demonstrator climbed the building, took down the Israeli flag and replaced it with an Egyptian flag. Military police stood outside the Israeli embassy, but did not intervene when the protester pulled down the Israeli flag. The violence began on Thursday when gunmen attacked Israeli civilian buses near the Red Sea resort of Eilat, killing eight people. The Cairo-based Arab League is to hold a meeting today to discuss the crisis.