News:
Palestinians accuse Israel [1] of breaking its own unilateral seven-hour
truce [2] and killing a young girl. (Reuters/Ma'an)
16 more Palestinians were killed in the run-up to the "humanitarian
truce." [3] (Ma'an)
Israel pulls most of its troops [4] back from the heart of Gaza. (Washington Post)
10 more Palestinians are killed as Israel shells a UN school [5] being
used as a shelter for displaced persons in Gaza. (Ma'an)
The US says it is "appalled" by the "disgraceful" shelling [6] by Israel
of a UN school. (AP)
US Amb. to the UN Power calls the school attack "horrifying." [7] (US
Mission to the UN)
The UN expresses outrage [8] over the attack on the school. (AFP)
UNRWA says it warned Israel 33 times [9] about the location and
vulnerability of the school. (UNRWA)
International controversy rages [10] over the school attack. (New York Times)
Gaza families return to their homes and survey the wreckage [11]. (Reuters)
FM Lieberman calls for a new [12] UN mandate in Gaza [13]. (Ha'aretz)
France says the Gaza war may require "an imposed solution." [14] (AP)
Dubai's police chief strongly criticizes [15] Hamas. (YNet)
Gaza hospitals are reportedly overwhelmed [16]. (New York Times)
Hamas fighters say they are using a new version of sniper rifle [17]
manufactured in Gaza. (Ma'an)
The Washington Post profiles the head of Hamas' military wing [18]. (Washington Post)
Israelis view military deaths [19] as an inevitable cost. (Washington Post)
A Palestinian delegation [20] presents its demands at a meeting in Cairo. (AFP)
The US and Qatar may be once again working on an alternative [21] to the
Egypt-centric approach for a cease-fire. (Times of Israel)
Israel reportedly "spied on Sec. Kerry during peace talks." [22] (AFP)
Gaza is already looking to post-war aid [23] in order to rebuild. (Reuters)
In the midst of war, Israeli and Palestinian students [24] dialogue in
Washington DC. (Times of Israel)
IS militants in Iraq [25] sees three towns [26] from Kurdish forces threatening
a major dam [27]. (New York Times/AP/Reuters)
Iraq's Yazidi minority flees [28] IS extremists. (AP)
Syrian rebels kill 10 Lebanese troops [29] and captured over a dozen more
in a raid on a Lebanese border town. (AP)
22 are killed in clashes [30] over Libya's main international airport. (AP)
Commentary:
Hussein Ibish [31] says Hamas is angling for a stronger presence in the
West Bank, even at the expense of Gaza. (The National)
David Kenner [32] looks at possible instability, caused by the Gaza war, in
the West Bank. (Foreign Policy)
Stephen Robert [33] says only a two-state solution can prevent future Gaza
conflicts. (Ha'aretz)
Sami Abdel-Shafi [34] says Gaza desperately needs the world's help. (Gulf News)
Sever Plocker [35] says the Gaza war may be a diplomatic turning point,
with a new push for a peace agreement. (YNet)
Nathan Thrall [36] says the solution is to allow the new Palestinian
government to rule in Gaza and rebuild it. (London Review of Books)
Avi Issacharoff [37] says if Hamas doesn't succeed in a major attack it
will be humiliated, but, if it does, that could bring a dreadful
retribution. (Times of Israel)
Shlomi Eldar [38] says Israel's unilateral withdrawal could leave Hamas
empty-handed. (Al Monitor)
Ha'aretz [39] asks what comes next after Israel's partial withdrawal from
Gaza. (Ha'aretz)
Amer Al Sabaileh [40] says Egypt remains key to any Gaza solution. (Jordan Times)
Kamel Abu Jaber [41] says Israel's violent approach will never bring it
security. (Jordan Times)
Amos Harel [42] says, with Israel's ground operation apparently winding
down, the battle over narratives has begun. (Ha'aretz)
David Horovitz [43] says nothing Israel has done will prevent Hamas from
fighting future battles. (Times of Israel)
Ayman Mohyeldin [44] says no Palestinian is safe in Gaza and there is
nowhere to hide. (MSNBC)
Roger Cohen [45] looks at differences in perceptions of Israel in the US
and Europe. (New York Times)
Thomas Friedman [46] says neither Israel nor Hamas have a good way out of
the current conflict. (York Times)
Abdel Monem Said [47] also does not see either party benefiting from the
Gaza war. (Asharq Al Awsat)
The National [48] says the First World War offers lessons for Hamas and
Israel. (The National)
Nahum Barnea [49] says Israel has no mission in Gaza. (Ynet)
Anshel Pfeffer [50] explains Israel's "Hannibal doctrine." (Ha'aretz)
David Bosco [51] questions the impartiality of the UN in Gaza and similar
conflicts. (Washington Post)
Steve Caplan [52] criticizes the medical journal The Lancet for publishing
"propaganda." (The Guardian)
Linda Gradstein [53] and Herb Keinon [54] both say the Gaza war has revealed an
unlikely Arab/Israeli alliance against Hamas. (The Media
Line/Jerusalem Post)
Paul Mason [55] says he was surprised to find so much hope amid the terror
in Gaza. (The Guardian)
Abdul Sattar Hatita [56] asks who's winning in Libya. (Asharq Al Awsat)
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