News:

Palestinians accuse Israel of breaking its own unilateral seven-hour
truce and killing a young girl. (Reuters/Ma'an)

16 more Palestinians were killed in the run-up to the "humanitarian
truce." (Ma'an)

Israel pulls most of its troops back from the heart of Gaza. (Washington Post)

10 more Palestinians are killed as Israel shells a UN school being
used as a shelter for displaced persons in Gaza. (Ma'an)

The US says it is "appalled" by the "disgraceful" shelling by Israel
of a UN school. (AP)

US Amb. to the UN Power calls the school attack "horrifying." (US
Mission to the UN)

The UN expresses outrage over the attack on the school. (AFP)

UNRWA says it warned Israel 33 times about the location and
vulnerability of the school. (UNRWA)

International controversy rages over the school attack. (New York Times)

Gaza families return to their homes and survey the wreckage. (Reuters)

FM Lieberman calls for a new UN mandate in Gaza. (Ha'aretz)

France says the Gaza war may require "an imposed solution." (AP)

Dubai's police chief strongly criticizes Hamas. (YNet)

Gaza hospitals are reportedly overwhelmed. (New York Times)

Hamas fighters say they are using a new version of sniper rifle
manufactured in Gaza. (Ma'an)

The Washington Post profiles the head of Hamas' military wing. (Washington Post)

Israelis view military deaths as an inevitable cost. (Washington Post)

A Palestinian delegation presents its demands at a meeting in Cairo. (AFP)

The US and Qatar may be once again working on an alternative to the
Egypt-centric approach for a cease-fire. (Times of Israel)

Israel reportedly "spied on Sec. Kerry during peace talks." (AFP)

Gaza is already looking to post-war aid in order to rebuild. (Reuters)

In the midst of war, Israeli and Palestinian students dialogue in
Washington DC. (Times of Israel)

IS militants in Iraq sees three towns from Kurdish forces threatening
a major dam. (New York Times/AP/Reuters)

Iraq's Yazidi minority flees IS extremists. (AP)

Syrian rebels kill 10 Lebanese troops and captured over a dozen more
in a raid on a Lebanese border town. (AP)

22 are killed in clashes over Libya's main international airport. (AP)

Commentary:

Hussein Ibish says Hamas is angling for a stronger presence in the
West Bank, even at the expense of Gaza. (The National)

David Kenner looks at possible instability, caused by the Gaza war, in
the West Bank. (Foreign Policy)

Stephen Robert says only a two-state solution can prevent future Gaza
conflicts. (Ha'aretz)

Sami Abdel-Shafi says Gaza desperately needs the world's help. (Gulf News)

Sever Plocker says the Gaza war may be a diplomatic turning point,
with a new push for a peace agreement. (YNet)

Nathan Thrall says the solution is to allow the new Palestinian
government to rule in Gaza and rebuild it. (London Review of Books)

Avi Issacharoff says if Hamas doesn't succeed in a major attack it
will be humiliated, but, if it does, that could bring a dreadful
retribution. (Times of Israel)

Shlomi Eldar says Israel's unilateral withdrawal could leave Hamas
empty-handed. (Al Monitor)

Ha'aretz asks what comes next after Israel's partial withdrawal from
Gaza. (Ha'aretz)

Amer Al Sabaileh says Egypt remains key to any Gaza solution. (Jordan Times)

Kamel Abu Jaber says Israel's violent approach will never bring it
security. (Jordan Times)

Amos Harel says, with Israel's ground operation apparently winding
down, the battle over narratives has begun. (Ha'aretz)

David Horovitz says nothing Israel has done will prevent Hamas from
fighting future battles. (Times of Israel)

Ayman Mohyeldin says no Palestinian is safe in Gaza and there is
nowhere to hide. (MSNBC)

Roger Cohen looks at differences in perceptions of Israel in the US
and Europe. (New York Times)

Thomas Friedman says neither Israel nor Hamas have a good way out of
the current conflict. (York Times)

Abdel Monem Said also does not see either party benefiting from the
Gaza war. (Asharq Al Awsat)

The National says the First World War offers lessons for Hamas and
Israel. (The National)

Nahum Barnea says Israel has no mission in Gaza. (Ynet)

Anshel Pfeffer explains Israel's "Hannibal doctrine." (Ha'aretz)

David Bosco questions the impartiality of the UN in Gaza and similar
conflicts. (Washington Post)

Steve Caplan criticizes the medical journal The Lancet for publishing
"propaganda." (The Guardian)

Linda Gradstein and Herb Keinon both say the Gaza war has revealed an
unlikely Arab/Israeli alliance against Hamas. (The Media
Line/Jerusalem Post)

Paul Mason says he was surprised to find so much hope amid the terror
in Gaza. (The Guardian)

Abdul Sattar Hatita asks who's winning in Libya. (Asharq Al Awsat)