Date

News:

Two Palestinians storm a synagogue in West Jerusalemkilling four people. (New York Times/AP/Washington Post/Ma’an/Ha’aretz/JTA)

Israeli police says the victims of the synagogue attack are American and British citizens. (JTA/Ha’aretz/Ynet/Jerusalem Post)

Pres. Abbas condemns the Jerusalem synagogue attack. (Ma’an/JTA)

Sec. Kerry condemns the Jerusalem synagogue attack. (AP/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)

PM Netanyahu blames Abbas for the attack and calls for an emergency meeting. (Times of Israel/Ynet)

Economy Minister Bennett says Abbas is one the “biggest” Palestinian terrorists. (Ha’aretz)

Shin Bet Chief Cohen says Abbas is not encouraging terrorism. (Jerusalem Post)

Hamas praises the attack. (Ma’an/PNN)

Israeli forces detain 12 relatives of two Palestinian men who had earlier attacked a synagogue in Jerusalem. (Ma’an)

Reuters looks at the chronology of major incidents in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank since June. (Reuters)

The EU deplores Israeli plans to build new settlements on occupied Palestinian territory. (AFP/Ha’aretz/Ynet)

Jewish extremist settlers attack a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank. (Ma’an)

Hamas leader Radwan calls to dismantle the Palestinian unity government. (Times of Israel)

Sweden says it is not considering opening an embassy in Ramallah. (AFP)

Egypt will expand its buffer zone to a town bordering Gaza. (New York Times)

A Syrian military airstrike kills 13 people in Aleppo. (AP)

FM Cavusoglu says Turkey could face an influx of 2-3 million additional Syrian refugees. (Reuters)

Iraqi security forces reportedly enter the Baiji refinery for the first time since ISIS captured it. (Reuters)

The Iraqi government says ISIS extremists have stolen more than one million tonnes of grain and taken it to Syria. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia fears ISIS wants a sectarian war in the Kingdom. (Reuters)

ISIS extremists delay deadline for executing seven Lebanese soldiers. (The National)

Britain urges Iran to show more “flexibility” in nuclear talks. (Reuters)

Commentary:

Avi Issacharoff looks at the Hamas connection to the Jerusalem synagogue terror attack. (Times of Israel)

Anshel Pfeffer says that what is happening in Jerusalem is not a third intifada. (Ha’aretz)

Elhanan Miller says Hamas and Fatah are using the Legislative Council to settle political scores with Abbas. (Times of Israel)

Nahum Barnea says Netanyahu is preparing for an election. (Ynet)

Salman Masalha says Palestinian citizens of Israel have rights and responsibilities. (Ha’aretz)

Hassan Barari says the Obama administration has finally understood that its Syria strategy is not working. (Jordan Times)

Faisal Al Yafai says Iran has steadily expanded its influence across the Arab world - a deal on its nuclear programme will not change that. (The National)

Abdallah Schleifer looks at the current situation in Libya. (Al Arabiya)


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