News:
Sec. Kerry [1] proposes a two-stage plan [2] to halt [3]the fighting in Gaza [4]. (New York Times/Washington Post/JTA/Ha’aretz)
Israel’s Security Cabinet [5] convenes to discuss Kerry’s proposal [6]. (Jerusalem Post/Times of Israel)
The Palestinian death toll [7] reaches 800 [8]. (Reuters/AFP)
The Israeli army [9] says one of its soldiers has been killed [10], bringing the total number to 33 [11]. (Ma’an/Ha’aretz/Jerusalem Post)
Two Palestinians [12] are killed in the occupied West Bank [13] amid protests [14] against the Gaza war [15]. (Washington Post/Ma’an/PNN/Ha’aretz)
Palestinians clash with Israeli police [16] at the Al Aqsa Mosque. (Ma’an)
Israel [17] kills a senior Islamic Jihad [18] militant and his two sons. (AP/New York Times)
Palestinian militants from Gaza resume rocket fire [19] into Israel. (Ynet)
Pres. Abbas [20] says he hopes a ceasefire can be agreed in Gaza. (AFP)
King Abdullah of Jordan reaffirms Jordan’s stand [21]with the Palestinian people. (Jordan Times)
FM Davutoglu flies to Qatar [22] to help efforts for a cease-fire. (AFP)
The World Health Organization [23] calls for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in Gaza. (Reuters)
Gaza will face a “daunting” reconstruction [24] after a ceasefire. (Reuters)
Israelis rally [25] behind their army in the Gaza war. (Reuters)
Palestinians in Gaza are reportedly blaming Israel [26], not Hamas, for the war. (Ha’aretz)
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank [27] hail the Hamas fight against Israel. (New York Times)
Egypt [28] is reportedly taking a hard line over its border with Gaza. (AP)
A poll indicates [29] young Americans are unsupportive of Israel’s [30] Gaza war. (JTA/Ha’aretz)
Pres. Obama says the FAA decision on flights [31] to Israel was based on purely safety considerations. (JTA)
German airlines [32] cancel more flights to Tel Aviv. (AP)
Jordan [33] shoots down an “aerial target” near the Syrian border. (AP)
The growing power of IS in Syria [34] is testing the Syrian army’s strategy. (Reuters)
Ayatollah al-Sistani urges political leaders [35] to refrain from clinging to their posts. (Reuters)
Commentary:
The New York Times [36] says the carnage in Gaza must be stopped. (New York Times)
The Jordan Times [37] says the war in Gaza must be ended. (Jordan Times)
Amir Taheri [38] says Gaza is a “half-finished war.” (Asharq al-Awsat)
Ahmad Majdoubeh [39] says the tide is turning against Israel thanks to its own “reckless and criminal actions.” (Jordan Times)
H.A. Hellyer [40] says Pres. Sisi is pondering his next move in the Gaza crisis. (The National)
Abdallah Schleifer [41] says Egyptian commentators have been cruel to the people of Gaza. (Al Arabiya)
Yoel Marcus [42] is impressed with PM Netanyahu’s handling of the war. (Ha’aretz)
The Daily Star [43] says Moscow has been silent as Israel carries out its military offensive against Gaza. (Daily Star)
Gavi Barnhard and Adam Rasgon [44] contrast demonstration on the Gaza war in the West and the Arab world. (WINEP)
Daniel Byman [45] says Israel has no choice but to rely on deterrence. (Foreign Policy)
S. Daniel Abraham [46] says Israel must “demilitarize Hamas.” (Ha’aretz)
Bakir Oweida [47] says from Gaza to Mosul the killing of innocent civilians continues. (Asharq al-Awsat)
David Ignatius [48] says there are reasons for hope in the Middle East. (Washington Post)
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