News:

Israel declares the latest Gaza ceasefire over. (Reuters/New York Times)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health says at least 50 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli shellingsince the ceasefire was broken. (Ma’an/PNN/JTA)

Palestinian militants capture an Israeli soldier. (Washington Post/Ma’an/JTA/Ha’aretz)

Hamas claims responsibility for the capture of the Israeli soldier. (Ma’an/PNN)

The US calls for the release of the abducted Israeli soldier. (Ynet)

PM Netanyahu tells Sec. Kerry Hamas broke the promises it gave him. (Times of Israel)

Five Israeli troops die in a mortar explosion near the border with Gaza, hours before the ceasefire. (JTA/Ha’aretz)

The Israeli army threatens to call up 80,000 reservists and to “re-occupy” Rafah. (Ma’an)

Islamic Jihad says Egypt is delaying Gaza talks after an Israeli soldier was captured. (AFP/Al Ahram)

Tensions escalate between Israel and the UN over the war in Gaza. (New York Times)

Pres. Abbas is seeking broad support to seek war crimes charges against Israel at the ICC. (AP)

Head of UNRWA Krahenbuhl says Palestinians are “facing a precipice” in Gaza. (The National)

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia says the war in Gaza is a “crime against humanity.” (AP)

School shelters in Gaza offer limited safety for Palestinian civilians. (New York Times)

The US defends its decision to supply Israel with ammunitions during the Gaza conflict. (Reuters) 

The US Senate blocks Iron Dome funding to Israel. (Jerusalem Post/Ynet)

Ayatollah Sistani appeals to politicians not to be "an obstacle" in Iraq’s process of transition. (AP)

The FAA places new restrictions on flights over Iraq. (AP)

FM Zebari blames PM Maliki for the IS insurgency. (Reuters)

Kurds in Iraq are reportedly pressing the Obama administration for more arms to fight IS. (Reuters)

IS imposes new media restrictions in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor. (Reuters)

Syrian refugee girls and women face sexual exploitation in Lebanon. (AP)

Commentary:

Former PM Fayyad discusses how the break the vicious cycle in Gaza in remarks at the Atlantic Council. (Atlantic Council)

Ahdaf Soueif says the death of Palestinian children in Gaza tells the story of impunity. (Los Angeles Times)

Alan Philps looks at the life of Palestinians in Beit Hanoun. (The National)

Khaled Elgindy thinks a third intifada will spread to the occupied West Bank. (Foreign Affairs)

Anthony Cordesman says the escalation between Israel and Hamas is leading to nowhere. (CSIS)

Abdel Monem Said say both Israel and Hamas are demanding more than they can achieve. (Al Arabiya)

The Daily Star says the US should stop pretending that it can be an honest peace broker. (Daily Star)

Barak Ravid looks at behind the scenes of the short-lived Gaza ceasefire. (Ha’aretz)

Eugene Robinson says people should give Kerry a break for his efforts at an Israel-Gaza ceasefire. (Washington Post)

Peter Beinart says on Gaza, Israel is losing Pres. Obama’s coalition. (Ha’aretz)

Avi Issacharoff says Israel is learning to prevail in Gaza’s tunnel wars. (Times of Israel)

The CSM looks at Israel’s idea of disarming Gaza. (Christian Science Monitor)

Shlomi Eldar says Israel’s blockade of Gaza was a mistake. (Al-Monitor)

Abdullah Hamidaddin says jointly condemning Israel and Hamas is wrong. (Al Arabiya)

Yoel Marcus says Israel must relaunch peace talks when the Gaza fighting ends. (Ha’aretz)

Bakir Oweida asks what will happen when the fighting stops in Gaza. (Asharq al-Awsat)

The National says in the Middle East, bombs can target cultures as well as buildings. (The National)

Amir Taheri says the new Iraqi Speaker of the Parliament Fuad Masoum is a man of “calm strength.”(Asharq al-Awsat)

Michael Gerson says the international community has turned its back on Syrian atrocities. (Washington Post)