NEWS:
Mediators are working to extend the Gaza cease-fire [1]. (Reuters)
Hamas and Israel remain at odds over terms [2]. (AFP)
Egyptian officials say Israel is demanding the "demilitarization" of [3]Gaza [4]. (Ma'an)
Hamas is under pressure to accept Egypt's cease-fire demands [5]. (Al Monitor)
EU states offer a plan for Gaza "disarmament [6]." (Ha'aretz)
President Obama says Gaza cannot remain isolated from the world [7]. (Reuters)
Talk now turns to the process of rebuilding [8] in Gaza. (Washington Post)
PM Netanyahu blames Hamas for civilian casualties [9]. (New York Times)
Israel orders more West Bank land seized [10] for a settler road. (Ha'aretz)
Palestinian citizens of Israel feel threatened [11]. (Christian Science Monitor)
Kurdish forces battle IS in northern Iraq [12]. (New York Times)
IS forces have overrun several Christian villages [13] in northern Iraq. (AP)
25 people in Yemen die [14] in fighting between government forces and extremists. (AP)
An attack by militants on an Egyptian police checkpoint [15] kills five people. (AP)
COMMENTARY:
Ha'aretz [16] says it's time for Israel to resume negotiating with the PLO. (Ha'aretz)
AP [17] assesses the outcome of the Gaza war, and finds Hamas weakened [18]. (AP)
Hamad Al-Majid [19] says Hamas did better in the conflict than many people think. (Asharq Al Awsat)
David Rothkopf [20] thinks Israel was defeated in Gaza. (Foreign Policy)
Aaron David Miller [21] gives mixed grades to the parties on their performance in the Gaza conflict, with Egypt faring best and Hamas faring worst. (Foreign Policy)
The New York Times [22] says there has to be more than just a cease-fire in Gaza. (New York Times)
Amos Harel [23] says Israel will use lessons from fighting Hamas to prepare for fighting against Hezbollah. (Ha'aretz)
Jack Khoury [24] looks at Hamas's efforts to deal with Egypt. (Haaretz)
Nahum Barnea [25] says both sides may have lost in the Gaza conflict. (YNet)
Kevin Connolly [26] asks if diplomacy can bring a lasting peace to Gaza. (BBC)
Eylon Aslan-Levy [27] says "obsessive" media coverage of the Gaza conflict is fueling anti-Semitism in Europe. (The Guardian)
J.J. Goldberg [28] says PM Netanyahu faces a myriad of challenges after the Gaza war. (The Forward)
Ian Buruma [29] says the killing of civilians always backfires. (Jordan Times)
Cesar Chelala [30] says Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza. (The Daily Star)
Colum Lynch [31] looks at the pitfalls potentially facing Palestinians of the ICC. (Foreign Policy)
Michael Young [32] says fear is growing in Lebanon over a potential new Civil War. (The National)
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