News:
The Palestinian Ministry of Health says more than 102 Palestinians [1] have been killed in the last 14 hours, bringing the death toll to over 1200. (Ma’an)
The Israeli military [2] says five more [3] of its soldiers have been killed [4]. (Ma’an/JTA/Times of Israel)
PM Netanyahu [5] warns [6] of a protracted war [7] in Gaza [8]. (Reuters/AP/New York Times/Washington Post)
Israel escalates its military campaign [9] against Hamas. (AP)
A PLO official [10] Yasser Abed Rabbo says all Palestinian factions [11] are prepared to announce [12] a unilateral 72-hour cease-fire [13]. (Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post/Ynet/AFP)
Gaza’s [14] sole power plant [15] is knocked out [16] by an Israeli airstrike [17]. (Reuters/Ma’an/JTA/The National)
The Al-Quds Brigades [18] claim responsibility for a number of rockets fired into Israel over the course of the day.(Ma’an)
Israel and Hamas trade blame for the deaths of nine Palestinian children [19] in Gaza. (AP)
Israel [20] strikes the house [21] of Hamas leader Haniyeh [22]. (Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post)
The Obama administration is accusing some in Israel [23] of launching a "misinformation campaign"against Sec. Kerry [24]. (AP/Ha’aretz)
Israel’s Amb. to the US Dermer says attacks on Kerry [25] are “unwarranted.” (JTA)
US lawmakers [26] are pressing the Obama administration to take no action [27] that puts pressure on Israel to halt its military campaign. (AP/Times of Israel)
UNSG Ban reinforces the Security Council's call [28] for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. (AP)
Palestinian doctors [29] save a newborn from her dead mother's womb in Gaza. (AFP)
A poll indicates 90% of Jewish Israelis [30] believe the Gaza operation is justified. (Ynet)
Two Jewish Israeli settlers [31] attempt to kidnap a Palestinian child in occupied Jerusalem. (Ma’an)
The US is confirming that a 15-year-old American citizen [32] is being held by Israeli authorities for his alleged role in protests in occupied East Jerusalem. (AP)
Eid celebrations stay low-key in the occupied West Bank [33]. (The Media Line)
An IS video [34] wages a psychological war on Iraqi soldiers. (Reuters)
Commentary:
Roger Cohen [35] says Hamas is a product of an untenable situation that Israel has reinforced rather than sought to resolve. (New York Times)
Asmaa Al-Ghoul [36] gives a firsthand account of life inside Khan Younis. (Al-Monitor)
David Ignatius [37] says Kerry made a “significant mistake” in how he’s pursuing a Gaza ceasefire. (Washington Post)
David Brooks [38] says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become just a stage on which the regional clashes in the Arab world are being expressed. (New York Times)
Nahum Barnea [39] says Israel’s decision makers never imagined that after 10 days of fighting on the ground, the Israeli military death toll would cross the 50 mark. (Ynet)
Akiva Eldar [40] says the Israeli public believes Netanyahu’s “existential threat” warnings. (Al-Monitor)
Steven Cook [41] says a decade of American and Israeli missteps have undermined Pres. Abbas’ message of moderation. (Times of Israel)
Ha’aretz [42] says Pres. Obama is not Israel’s enemy. (Ha’aretz)
Emily Hauser [43] says Gaza is a trigger for Jewish American tension. (Ha’aretz)
Mohamad Bazzi [44] says Israel must heed the lessons of history over Gaza. (The National)
Suleiman Gouda [45] says the emptying of Iraqi Christians in Mosul demonstrates the plight of Christians in the Arab world. (Asharq al-Awsat)
Keith Johnson [46] says IS is the newest “petrostate.” (Foreign Policy)
Diana Moukalled [47] says in Lebanon everybody has become either a defector or a deserter. (Asharq al-Awsat)
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