News:
The Israeli army [1] strikes targets [2] in Gaza [3] after a rocket [4]was fired toward Israel. [5](Ma’an/PNN/JTA/Ha’aretz/
Israel says it would not tolerate rocket attacks [6], saying Hamas is responsible for keeping the peace in Gaza. (Times of Israel)
PLO official Ashrawi [7] meets with UNRWA Commissioner-General Krahenbuhl [8] to discuss the ongoing crisis for refugees in Gaza and Yarmouk. (Ma’an/PNN)
Israeli Deputy FM Hanegbi [9] urges Palestinians to resume direct talks with Israel. (Jerusalem Post)
A rooftop restaurant [10] provides a rare bright spot in Gaza. (AP)
VP Biden [11], seeking to ease [12] US-Israel strains [13], pledges [14] the delivery of [15] new warplanes. [16](Reuters/AP/New York Times/JTA/Ha’aretz/Times of Israel)
As Yemen bombing subsides, Saudi Arabia could struggle with its new peacemaker role [17]. (Reuters)
UNICEF says at least 115 children have been killed in Yemen [18] since March 26. (AFP)
American officials say an Iranian convoy of ships [19] suspected of carrying weapons for Houthis has turned around and headed north. (The National)
The US is reportedly considering training Iraqi troops to spot targets [20] for American airstrikes in the fight against ISIS. (New York Times)
The New York Times profiles al-Qaeda’s American propagandist [21] Adam Gadahn. (New York Times)
UN Syria Envoy de Mistura invites Syria's government and opposition groups [22] for separate talks in Geneva next month. (Reuters)
Iran says nuclear talks with the P5+1 are making good but slow progress. [23] (Reuters)
Israel’s Iranian Jews are worried [24] about a nuclear deal. (Washington Post)
HRH Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan [25] says terrorism is a disease that no country is immune from, calling on the world community to address challenges facing youths. (Jordan Times)
Commentary:
J.J. Goldberg [26] says Republicans effort to forget about the Green Line is dangerous to Israel. (The Forward)
Grant Rumley [27] says Hamas’ win in student elections at Birzeit University is the only discernible manifestation of democratic elections in Palestinian politics today. (FDD)
Asmaa al-Ghoul [28] says women in Gaza are “shedding their veil” and sparking a debate about religiosity. (Al-Monitor)
Hussein Ibish [29] says Saudi Arabia’s readjusted policy in Yemen suggests a potential for a political solution. (NOW)
Faisal J. Abbas [30] says the war in Yemen is not sectarian. (Al Arabiya)
Abdul Rahman Al Rashed [31] says poor governance is the cause behind the “poverty, ignorance and frustration” of the Yemeni people. (Al Arabiya)
Khairallah Khairallah [32] says Hezbollah leader’s recent speech indicates Iran’s shock over the Yemen crisis. (Al Arabiya)
The New York Times [33] says Saudi Arabia’s military intervention in Yemen needs to end and a political dialogue needs to be restarted.(New York Times)
The National [34] says GCC security needs a new approach. (The National)
Aaron Zelin and Patrick Hoover [35] look at what AQAP's operations reveal about its strategy in Yemen. (TWI)
Charles Krauthammer [36] says Pres. Obama is handing regional power to Iran.(Washington Post)
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