NEWS:

Pres. Abbas accepts PM Hamdallah's resignation after only two weeks in office. (New York Times/AP/AFP)

Hamdallah will remain as caretaker PM until at least August 10, and he says he has no dispute with Abbas. (Ma'an)

Abbas' top aides are seen as front runners for the PM position, if he does not take the job himself. (Ha'aretz)

Mohammed Assaf, the young Palestinian singer from Gaza who won this year's Arab Idol contest, is named a UN goodwill ambassador. (AP)

Assaf's victory provides a rare moment of national unity and pride for Palestinians. (Reuters/Xinhua/AFP)

Hamas appears less enthusiastic about Assaf's victory, disapproving either of singing or his Fatah-inspired nationalistic songs. (The National)

An exchange of rocket fire and air strikes between Israel and militants in Gaza strains the existing cease-fire. (New York Times/AP/Reuters)

Islamic Jihad tells Hamas an inquiry into the death of one of its members, that has strained relations between the groups, "must be fair." (Ma'an/Jerusalem Post)

Former FM Lieberman says Israel should fully reoccupy the Gaza Strip in response to the latest exchange of attacks. (Xinhua)

The Netherlands reportedly briefly brokered secret Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in 2012 (Irish Times)

Israel appears likely to avoid what had been potential strong criticism from the EU. (Jerusalem Post)

Two days before Sec. Kerry arrives in Israel, PM Netanyahu dedicates a school named after his father in a West Bank settlement. (Ha'aretz)

Hamas executes two more Palestinian men convicted of being informants for Israel. (New York Times)

Hamas and Islamic Jihad are providing paramilitary training to teenagers at summer camps. (Xinhua/Al Monitor)

An Egyptian court accuses Hamas and Hezbollah of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood in a 2011 jailbreak that freed many prisoners, including Pres. Morsi. (Times of Israel)

The Israeli government officially condemns another "price tag" attack by suspected Jewish extremists against a Palestinian village. (Xinhua)

Israel blocks a children's festival in occupied East Jerusalem, citing links to the PA. (Ha'aretz)

The Druze community in Israel has asked the government for permission to shelter Syrian relatives. (Xinhua)

Palestinian citizens of Israel are being kept out of a segregated "Jewish city" in the lower Galilee. (The Forward)

An Israeli billionaire is investing millions in a new industrial park in a primarily Palestinian-city in Israel, Nazareth. (The Forward)

COMMENTARY:

Khairallah Khairallah says Hamdallah's resignation won't make much difference to the PA, because the whole system is in total crisis. (Al Arabiya)

Felice Friedson and Diana Atallah say Hamdallah's resignation demonstrates the PA's flawed system. (The Media Line)

Jonathan Schanzer says Hamdallah's resignation shows the need for real PA reform. (FDD)

Amos Harel says Islamic Jihad's rocket attacks against Israel are part of its new feud with Hamas. (Ha'aretz)

The Washington Post interviews Israeli cabinet minister and right-wing leader Naftali Bennett. (Washington Post)

Mazal Mualem says young Israeli right-wing opponents of a two-state solution are starting to win the argument in Israel. (Al Monitor)

Reuven Pedatzur says Netanyahu needs to listen to his generals in the West Bank who are warning of potential violence. (Ha'aretz)

Yoaz Hendel says the new Israeli government doesn't appear to agree on anything, especially regarding the Palestinians. (YNet)

Gideon Levy says Israel's legitimacy is undermined by the occupation and persistent racism. (Ha'aretz)

Jawdat Ibrahim says "price tag" attacks on Palestinians are the result of a racist atmosphere pervasive in Israel. (YNet)

Daniel Ben Simon says the Palestinians of Nazareth are determined to integrate into and thrive in Israel. (Al Monitor)

Shlomi Eldar interviews former Israeli military commander Shaul Arieli on his pro-peace activism. (Al Monitor)

Maysoon Zayid looks at the grim future facing Palestinian graduates this year. (Daily Beast/Open Zion)

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi looks at Hamas' relationship with Syria and rumors it is participating in the war there. (Jihadology)