News:
The text of the recent Fatah-Hamas [1] agreement is released. (Jerusalem Post)
Pres. Abbas [2] will ask the UN to set a timeline [3] for the end of the Israeli occupation [4]. (Ma’an/Times of Israel/Ynet)
Palestinians in Gaza displaced [5] by Israel’s military offensive are still waiting for solutions. (Ma’an)
Israeli occupation forces impose restrictions [6] on the entry of Palestinian worshipers to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. (Ma’an)
The PA tourism [7] ministry encourages more travel to Palestine. (Ma’an)
OneVoice Palestine launches "the land is ours" [8] campaign to promote the role of young Palestinians. (PNN)
For the second [9] day, US-led [10] air strikes hit [11] oil installations held by ISIS [12] in Syria. (AP/Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post)
PM Cameron [13] urges the British parliament to approve "years" of air strikes against ISIS in Iraq. (Reuters)
Denmark [14] joins the fight [15] against ISIS. (AP/Ha’aretz)
PM al-Abadi [16] expresses support for American-led airstrikes in Syria against ISIS, with some reservations. (New York Times)
ISIS advances towards a strategic town [17] on northern Syria's border with Turkey. (Reuters)
Members of the Al-Nusra Front [18] are pushing their group to cooperate with ISIS in the face of US-led airstrikes. (Reuters)
The FBI says there are about 12 Americans [19] fighting in Syria, not 100. (AP)
The FBI says they have identified [20]the ISIS extremist who appeared on two videos in which American journalists were beheaded. (New York Times)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than 200 [21] fighters have joined ISIS since Pres. Obama said he would strike the group in Syria. (Reuters)
A woman [22] in Raqqa is filming life under ISIS rule by concealing a camera in the folds of her cloak. (New York Times)
Pres. Obama [23] says Egypt is crucial to US security [24]in the Middle East. (AP/Times of Israel)
The US is reportedly considering presenting a new offer [25] to Iran for the P5+1 negotations. (AP)
Pres. Rouhani [26] says the west’s “blunders” [27] aided the rise of ISIS [28]. (New York Times/Washington Post/The National)
Commentary:
Asmaa al-Ghoul [29] says Islamic Jihad’s popularity is growing after the Gaza war. (Al-Monitor)
The National [30] says Obama’s UN General Assembly speech lacked harsh words for Israel. (The National)
Alan Philps [31] says after the air strikes, Iraq will require a political solution. (The National)
David Ignatius [32] looks at the jihadist manual that foreshadowed ISIS. (Washington Post)
Fareed Zakaria [33] says the fight against ISIS must include Iran. (Washington Post)
H.A. Hellyer [34] says the battle against ISIS cannot “blind the world” to Pres. Assad’s sins. (The National)
The Daily Star [35] says, without a concerted effort to remove Assad from power, the ongoing bloodshed in Syria will continue unabated. (Daily Star)
David Kenner [36] looks at Turkey’s welcoming of Syrian Kurdish refugees. (Foreign Policy)
Abdallah Schleifer [37] says solar energy is the solution to Egypt’s power cuts and pollution. (Al Arabiya)