NEWS:

Mediators are working to extend the Gaza cease-fire. (Reuters)

Hamas and Israel remain at odds over terms. (AFP)

Egyptian officials say Israel is demanding the "demilitarization" of Gaza. (Ma'an)

Hamas is under pressure to accept Egypt's cease-fire demands. (Al Monitor)

EU states offer a plan for Gaza "disarmament." (Ha'aretz)

President Obama says Gaza cannot remain isolated from the world. (Reuters)

Talk now turns to the process of rebuilding in Gaza. (Washington Post)

PM Netanyahu blames Hamas for civilian casualties. (New York Times)

Israel orders more West Bank land seized for a settler road. (Ha'aretz)

Palestinian citizens of Israel feel threatened. (Christian Science Monitor)

Kurdish forces battle IS in northern Iraq. (New York Times)

IS forces have overrun several Christian villages in northern Iraq. (AP)

25 people in Yemen die in fighting between government forces and extremists. (AP)

An attack by militants on an Egyptian police checkpoint kills five people. (AP)

COMMENTARY:

Ha'aretz says it's time for Israel to resume negotiating with the PLO. (Ha'aretz)

AP assesses the outcome of the Gaza war, and finds Hamas weakened. (AP)

Hamad Al-Majid says Hamas did better in the conflict than many people think. (Asharq Al Awsat)

David Rothkopf thinks Israel was defeated in Gaza. (Foreign Policy)

Aaron David Miller 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 says there has to be more than just a cease-fire in Gaza. (New York Times)

Amos Harel says Israel will use lessons from fighting Hamas to prepare for fighting against Hezbollah. (Ha'aretz)

Jack Khoury looks at Hamas's efforts to deal with Egypt. (Haaretz)

Nahum Barnea says both sides may have lost in the Gaza conflict. (YNet)

Kevin Connolly asks if diplomacy can bring a lasting peace to Gaza. (BBC)

Eylon Aslan-Levy says "obsessive" media coverage of the Gaza conflict is fueling anti-Semitism in Europe. (The Guardian)

J.J. Goldberg says PM Netanyahu faces a myriad of challenges after the Gaza war. (The Forward)

Ian Buruma says the killing of civilians always backfires. (Jordan Times)

Cesar Chelala says Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza. (The Daily Star)

Colum Lynch looks at the pitfalls potentially facing Palestinians of the ICC. (Foreign Policy)

Michael Young says fear is growing in Lebanon over a potential new Civil War. (The National)