News:
Palestine’s UN Amb. Mansour [1] calls for the Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding a deadline for a Palestinian state. (AP)
The PA is reportedly providing new documents to the ICC [2] to speed up a preliminary probe into possible Israeli war crimes. (Ma’an)
Palestinian importers [3] say Israel has cut back on lumber shipments to Gaza [4]. (Reuters/Jerusalem Post)
Hamas arrests [5] a radical Salafist sheikh in Gaza, accusing him of membership in ISIS. (AFP)
A PLO committee slams the arbitrary detention of Khalida Jarrar [6]. (Ma’an)
Israel’s military faces a delicate balance [7] in the occupied West Bank. (New York Times)
SodaStream changes the labels [8] on some of its products to note that they were manufactured in the West Bank. (JTA)
Palestinian refugees are fleeing the horrors of ISIS [9] atrocities in Syria. (AFP)
The UN says the crisis [10] in the Palestinian refugee camp in Yarmouk [11] has worsened since the ISIS invasion. (New York Times/Ynet)
The PA has managed to secure the evacuation [12] of up to 800 Palestinian students from Yemen. (Ma’an)
Warplanes from a Saudi-led air coalition bomb a military base in Yemen [13] controlled by Houthi fighters. (Reuters)
UNICEF says at least 74 children have been killed [14] in Yemen fighting. (AP)
The Red Cross [15] says it aims to fly two planes carrying 48 tonnes of medical help and other aid to Yemen [16]over the next two days. (Reuters/Washington Post)
China calls for [17] a ceasefire in Yemen. (Reuters)
Iraqi forensic teams [18] begin excavating 12 suspected mass grave sites [19] thought to hold the corpses of as many as 1,700 soldiers massacred last summer by ISIS. (Reuters/AP)
VP Biden will give a major speech on Iraq’s future [20] on Thursday. (AP)
The Lebanese army [21] kills three militants [22] in a raid near the Syrian border [23]. (AP/The National/The Daily Star)
Pres. Obama [24] says he is confident sanctions [25] against Iran [26] could be reimposed if a deal is broken [27]. (Reuters/AP/Times of Israel/Jerusalem Post)
Iranian hardliners stage [28] a protest against the nuclear deal. (AP)
Sen. Corker [29] is a key player in the Iran nuclear accords. (New York Times)
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah [30]says an Iran deal rules out specter of regional and world wars. (Ha’aretz)
Pres. Erdogan visits Iran [31] amid spat over Yemen. (AP)
Commentary:
Hassan Hassan [32] says ISIS’s Yarmouk offensive has profound implications. (The National)
Daniel Drezner [33] says PM Netanyahu is the least important player on the “Iran chessboard.” (Washington Post)
Eugene Robinson [34] says the Iran agreement may be a turning point. (Washington Post)
The Washington Post [35] says Obama is “walking a tightrope” on the Iran nuclear framework. (Washington Post)
Peter Beinart [36] asks what is the alternative to Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. (Ha’aretz)
Amos Harel [37] asks if Israel can still scuttle an Iran nuclear deal. (Foreign Policy)
Aaron David Miller [38] says an Iranian nuclear deal is still in the motions of negotiations. (Foreign Policy)
Jamal Khashoggi [39] says “Operation Decisive Storm” has pushed the region to a “different and more progressive future.” (Al Arabiya)
The National [40] says Arab collective strength through unity allows the region to better cooperate with the West. (The National)
Salman Aldossary [41] asks if Obama understands Sunni Arabs. (Asharq al Awsat)
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