News:

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to over 600. (Reuters/AP/Ma’an/PNN/Ha’aretz)

Israel pounds more than 70 targets across Gaza despite international peace efforts. (Reuters/AP)

An Israeli soldier is missing following a deadly battle in Gaza. (AP/Reuters/New York Times/Washington Post/Ma’an/Ha’aretz)

Two Israeli soldiers are killed in Gaza raising the number of troops killed to 27. (AFP/JTA)

The UN says Palestinian civilians in Gaza have no place to hide from Israel's military offensive andchildren are paying the heaviest price. (Reuters/AFP/The National)

UNSG Ban arrives in Israel and will meet with PM Netanyahu and Pres. Abbas. (Ha’aretz)

Sec. Kerry begins a diplomatic push to secure a cease-fire. (Reuters/Washington Post)

FM Shukri raises the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks. (AP/Ynet)

Hamas reaffirms its conditions to accept a ceasefire. (PNN)

Israeli Chief Negotiator Livni says there is no real option for a ceasefire now. (Jerusalem Post)

A US intelligence officer reportedly claims Hamas has many more tunnels than Israel says. (Jerusalem Post)

An Israeli shoots a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)

Palestinian citizens of Israel clash with Israeli police. (AFP/JTA/Times of Israel)

Senior Hamas officials are facing criticism inside and outside of Gaza for enjoying a comfortable life while Palestinians in Gaza suffer. (Ynet)

Anti-Arab sentiments in Israel show no signs of abating. (The National)

The State Department will send $47 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza. (AP/JTA)

The US advises Americans to put off travel to Israel and the occupied West Bank. (New York Times/JTA)

Israel’s Gaza offensive is setting off protests all across Europe. (New York Times)

Germany, France and Italy condemn the rise in anti-Semitic protests and violence over the conflict in Gaza. (Washington Post)

Turkey announces a three day period of national mourning in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. (AP)

IS’s reportedly march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado. (Reuters)

Yemen’s Al-Qaeda seeks to set up an “emirate” in the east. (Reuters)

Commentary:

David Ignatius says Israel should encourage what the Palestinians say they want. (Washington Post)

Akiva Eldar says “Operation Protective Edge” continues the cycle of violence between Israel and Palestinians. (Al-Monitor)

Michael Oren says Gaza needs to be demilitarized. (Los Angeles Times)

Michael Herzog says Israel's current ground operation does not aim to destroy Hamas. (Foreign Policy)

Asmaa al-Ghoul says fleeing Palestinian civilians became targets in the Shajaiya neighborhood. (Al-Monitor)

Mira Awad says she will try to be a bridge to togetherness in Israel. (Ha’aretz)

J.J. Goldberg says, as the death toll rises in Gaza, so will pressure on Israel. (Jewish Daily Forward)

Abdullah Erakat says Palestinians in Gaza are paying a heavy price for Hamas’ ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. (The Media Line)

Khairallah Khairallah asks who is Hamas fighting for. (Al Arabiya)

Abdallah Schleifer says Pres. Sisi can save Palestinian lives. (Al Arabiya)

Hassan Barari says, given changing Arab politics, Hamas is in no position to turn to Egypt for respite. (Jordan Times)

Steven Cook says Egypt cannot be a mediator between Israel and Palestinians. (Foreign Policy)

Tariq Alhomayed says today everyone is convinced the Middle East can expect nothing from the US. (Asharq al-Awsat)

The Daily Star says IS is eradicating a civilization. (Daily Star)

Faisal Al Yafai says Iraq’s obsession with King Faisal II reflects its hunger for a lost era. (The National)

Saad Salloum asks if Iraqi Blacks will ever win justice. (New York Times)