News:
Israel declares [1] the latest Gaza ceasefire [2] over. (Reuters/New York Times)
The Palestinian [3] Ministry of Health says at least 50 Palestinians [4] have been killed by Israeli shelling [5]since the ceasefire [6] was broken. (Ma’an/PNN/JTA)
Palestinian [7] militants capture [8] an Israeli [9] soldier [10]. (Washington Post/Ma’an/JTA/Ha’aretz)
Hamas claims responsibility for the capture [11] of the Israeli soldier [12]. (Ma’an/PNN)
The US calls for the release [13] of the abducted Israeli soldier. (Ynet)
PM Netanyahu tells Sec. Kerry [14] Hamas broke the promises it gave him. (Times of Israel)
Five Israeli troops die [15] in a mortar explosion [16] near the border with Gaza, hours before the ceasefire. (JTA/Ha’aretz)
The Israeli army threatens to call up 80,000 reservists [17] and to “re-occupy” Rafah. (Ma’an)
Islamic Jihad [18] says Egypt is delaying Gaza talks after an Israeli soldier [19] was captured. (AFP/Al Ahram)
Tensions escalate between Israel and the UN [20] over the war in Gaza. (New York Times)
Pres. Abbas is seeking broad support to seek war crimes charges [21] against Israel at the ICC. (AP)
Head of UNRWA Krahenbuhl [22] says Palestinians are “facing a precipice” in Gaza. (The National)
King Abdullah [23] of Saudi Arabia says the war in Gaza is a “crime against humanity.” (AP)
School shelters in Gaza offer limited safety for Palestinian civilians [24]. (New York Times)
The US defends its decision to supply Israel with ammunitions [25] during the Gaza conflict. (Reuters)
The US Senate [26] blocks Iron Dome funding [27] to Israel. (Jerusalem Post/Ynet)
Ayatollah Sistani [28] appeals to politicians not to be "an obstacle" in Iraq’s process of transition. (AP)
The FAA places new restrictions on flights over Iraq [29]. (AP)
FM Zebari blames PM Maliki [30] for the IS insurgency. (Reuters)
Kurds in Iraq [31] are reportedly pressing the Obama administration for more arms to fight IS. (Reuters)
IS imposes new media restrictions in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor [32]. (Reuters)
Syrian refugee girls and women [33] face sexual exploitation in Lebanon. (AP)
Commentary:
Former PM Fayyad [34] discusses how the break the vicious cycle in Gaza in remarks at the Atlantic Council. (Atlantic Council)
Ahdaf Soueif [35] says the death of Palestinian children in Gaza tells the story of impunity. (Los Angeles Times)
Alan Philps [36] looks at the life of Palestinians in Beit Hanoun. (The National)
Khaled Elgindy [37] thinks a third intifada will spread to the occupied West Bank. (Foreign Affairs)
Anthony Cordesman [38] says the escalation between Israel and Hamas is leading to nowhere. (CSIS)
Abdel Monem Said [39] say both Israel and Hamas are demanding more than they can achieve. (Al Arabiya)
The Daily Star [40] says the US should stop pretending that it can be an honest peace broker. (Daily Star)
Barak Ravid [41] looks at behind the scenes of the short-lived Gaza ceasefire. (Ha’aretz)
Eugene Robinson [42] says people should give Kerry a break for his efforts at an Israel-Gaza ceasefire. (Washington Post)
Peter Beinart [43] says on Gaza, Israel is losing Pres. Obama’s coalition. (Ha’aretz)
Avi Issacharoff [44] says Israel is learning to prevail in Gaza’s tunnel wars. (Times of Israel)
The CSM [45] looks at Israel’s idea of disarming Gaza. (Christian Science Monitor)
Shlomi Eldar [46] says Israel’s blockade of Gaza was a mistake. (Al-Monitor)
Abdullah Hamidaddin [47] says jointly condemning Israel and Hamas is wrong. (Al Arabiya)
Yoel Marcus [48] says Israel must relaunch peace talks when the Gaza fighting ends. (Ha’aretz)
Bakir Oweida [49] asks what will happen when the fighting stops in Gaza. (Asharq al-Awsat)
The National [50] says in the Middle East, bombs can target cultures as well as buildings. (The National)
Amir Taheri [51] says the new Iraqi Speaker of the Parliament Fuad Masoum is a man of “calm strength.”(Asharq al-Awsat)
Michael Gerson [52] says the international community has turned its back on Syrian atrocities. (Washington Post)
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