The UN reportedly wants international monitors [3] to oversee the reconstruction work in Gaza. (Ha’aretz)
FM Lieberman says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “not at the heart” [4] of the Middle East’s problems. (Jerusalem Post)
Local police in Gaza deactivate [5] three tons of unexploded ordnance from Israel's recent military offensive. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces detain [6] 16 Palestinians [7] in the West Bank. (Ma’an/PNN)
Palestinian youth throw rocks [8] at a school bus in occupied East Jerusalem. (JTA)
The Jerusalem district prosecutor’s office is hardening [9] its stance on Palestinian minors. (Ha’aretz)
Israel closes [10] the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron to Muslims for two days. (Ma’an)
UNRWA calls on the international community to step up [11] its opposition to an Israeli plan to forcibly relocate thousands of Bedouins. (Ha’aretz)
The UN General Assembly will focus [12] on the war against ISIS. (AP)
US Amb. to the UN Power says other nations are pledging [13] support for the fight against ISIS extremists. (AP)
Quartet Envoy Blair says airstrikes [14] are not enough to beat ISIS. (AP)
Iran says it is ready to work with the US on ISIS, but wants more flexibility [15] on its uranium enrichment program in exchange. (Reuters)
ISIS urges Sinai urgents to attack and behead [16] Egyptian security forces. (Reuters)
The number of Syrian refugees [17] in Turkey now totals 130,000 [18]. (AP/Reuters)
Syrian Kurdish fighters have reportedly halted [19] an advance by ISIS fighters. (Reuters)
Pres. Erdogan [20] says Turkey will not reveal [21] details of the release of 49 [22] hostages held by ISIS. (AP/New York Times/Washington Post)
Turkey is reportedly accused of colluding [23] with ISIS. (Independent)
The US and Hezbollah are working separately on a common goal [24]: to stop ISIS from moving into Lebanon. (New York Times)
The Jordanian army thwarts [25] an “infiltration attempt” from Iraq. (Jordan Times)
Israel is worried that al-Qaeda affiliate [26] Al-Nusra is gaining control of Syrian side of the Golan frontier. (Washington Post)
FM Zarif hails “new chapter” in Iranian-Saudi [27] relations. (Reuters)
Pope Francis [28] calls on Muslims and all religious leaders to condemn Islamic extremists. (AP)
A FIFA official says the 2022 World Cup will not held in Qatar [29]. (The Guardian)
Commentary:
Rami Khouri [30] says Hamas and Fatah have behaved shamefully. (Daily Star)
Elhanan Miller [31] explains why PM Netanyahu is “shunning” Palestinian society and media. (Times of Israel)
Asmaa al-Ghoul [32] says although support in Gaza is growing for a boycott of Israeli goods, it is hard to envision such a campaign working. (Al-Monitor)
Nathan Thrall [33] critiques US diplomacy on Israeli-Palestinian peace. (New York Times)
Hussein Ibish [34] says, implausible though it sounds, ISIS is replicating some of Mao Zedong’s key strategies. (The National)
Amer Al Sabaileh [35] says “unclear” American strategy against ISIS could increase risks for the region. (Jordan Times)
Dexter Filkins [36] says Iraq’s Kurds are more interested in breaking away than helping save Iraq from ISIS. (New Yorker)
Henri Barkey [37] looks at how ISIS captured the 49 Turkish hostages in Iraq. (Foreign Policy)
Miriam Awadallah [38] says Pres. Assad’s plan to portray himself to the world as the only alternative to ISIS was vain. (Annahar)
AP [39] interviews Pres. Sisi. (AP)
Jamal Khashoggi [40] says the Muslim Brotherhood keeps repeating the same mistakes. (Al Arabiya)
Tariq Alhomayed [41] looks at noted Muslim cleric Qaradawi’s double standards on the fight against ISIS. (Asharq al-Awsat)
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