News:
UNSG Ban and Sec. Kerry [1] are heading to Cairo [2] to push for a ceasefire [3] between Israel and Hamas [4].(AP/AFP/Times of Israel/The National)
The Palestinian [5] death toll [6] rises to 500 [7]. (Washington Post/PNN/AFP)
Israeli forces kill over 50 Palestinians in Gaza [8]. (Ma’an)
Israeli airstrikes target a hospital in Gaza, killing four [9]. (Daily Star)
Hamas’ armed wing [10] says [11] it has captured [12] an Israeli soldier [13]. (Reuters/Ma’an/PNN/The National)
Israel kills [14] 10 Palestinian militants [15] entering from Gaza [16]. (Reuters/New York Times/JTA)
The Iron Dome intercepts [17] rockets over the Tel Aviv region [18]. (Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
PM Netanyahu says there is “very strong” international support [19] for Israel’s offensive in Gaza [20]. (AFP/Ha’aretz)
Israeli cabinet ministers say the Israeli military may have to reconquer all or part of Gaza [21] to ensure security. (Jerusalem Post)
The UNSC [22] holds an emergency meeting [23] on Gaza. (AP/The National)
Kerry is overheard expressing [24] what appears to be pointed concern [25] over the deaths of civilians in Gaza [26]. (Reuters/New York Times/AFP)
Yesterday was the deadliest day [27] for both Palestinians and Israelis [28] in Gaza [29]. (New York Times/Washington Post/Ma’an)
Safe havens [30] where Palestinian civilians in Gaza can seek refuge [31] are rare. (New York Times/The National)
In hospitals across Gaza there are scenes of chaos and grief [32]. (New York Times)
Two American citizens [33] are among the Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza [34]. (AP/JTA)
Former Israeli Amb. to the US Oren says Israel would prefer Egyptian to American mediation [35]. (Times of Israel)
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows to support the “resistance” in Gaza [36]. (Jerusalem Post)
Jordanians stage a pro-Gaza rally [37] near the Israeli embassy [38]. (Reuters/Jordan Times)
The French government condemns [39] what it calls anti-Semitic violenc [40]e at a rally. (Reuters/Times of Israel)
Palestinian-American teenager Tariq Abu Kheir [41], who was beaten by Israeli police, talks about his experience [42]. (AP/Times of Israel)
FM Lieberman urges Israelis to boycott the businesses [43] of striking Palestinian citizens of Israel. (Ha’aretz)
Overnight attacks [44] in two Iraqi cities kill 16. (AP)
Iraqi Christians [45] flee Mosul [46] after IS issues them an ultimatum [47]. (AP/Washington Post/The National)
The head of the Iraqi Catholic Church says IS militants are worse than Mongol leader Genghis Khan [48]. (Reuters)
PM Maliki condemns IS’s targeting of Christians [49]. (AP)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [50] says neither Israel nor Hamas can win in Gaza, but the biggest loser could be the PA. (Foreign Policy)
Hussein Ibish [51]says the Gaza crisis reveals regional splits. (The National)
Ben Birnbaum and Amir Tibon [52] explain how Kerry’s peace initiative crumbled. (New Republic)
The Daily Star [53]says Israel’s policy of “slaughtering innocent Palestinians” is generating higher levels of anger and outrage around the world. (Daily Star)
Amer Al Sabaileh [54] says the events in Gaza are inextricably linked to the dynamic regional shifts. (Jordan Times)
H.A. Hellyer [55] asks if Egypt’s ceasefire proposal will gain traction. (Al Arabiya)
Colum Lynch [56] says Palestinians are turning to the UNSC for help. (Foreign Policy)
Jackson Diehl [57] says the crisis in Gaza is not making Pres. Abbas weaker or Hamas stronger. (Washington Post)
Ben Caspit [58] says Israeli Cabinet members are blaming the US for a failed ceasefire. (Al-Monitor)
David Horovitz [59] says Hamas is drawing Israel ever deeper into Gaza. (Times of Israel)
Rami Khouri [60] says Israel’s chronic use of force is failing. (Daily Star)
Gideon Levy [61] asks what Hamas really wants. (Ha’aretz)
Nathan Brown [62]addresses five myths about Hamas. (Washington Post)
Nafeez Ahmed [63] says Netanyahu’s goal is to end Palestinian sovereignty. (Al Arabiya)
The National [64] says Palestinians in Gaza must use media in their “war for freedom.” (The National)
Brian Lurie [65]says Israel’s human rights community must stand up for human rights even under fire. (Ha’aretz)
Taylor Luck [66] says IS finds that politics is much harder than power grabs. (The National)
The Jordan Times [67] says this is no time to remain silent in the face of IS’s atrocious attack on the few thousand Christians still remaining in Iraq. (Jordan Times)
Antoine Safer [68] and Zuhair Al-Harthi [69] debate whether Gulf states could participate in the Iranian nuclear talks. (Asharq al-Awsat)