Newsletter: Daily Briefing Trump says Hormuz to reopen after ‘very good’ Iran talks Turkey submits draft law that would bring PKK peace; UN says Iran executed at least 56 people since March; and more. By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Gaza family buries 112 recovered from war rubble after Israeli strike In early July, Gaza’s Government Media Office said that more than 2,700 families have been erased from the civil registry after all their members were killed by Israeli military action. Palestine
Analysis Netanyahu’s Gaza double game: Back Trump, reassure Israel’s right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to both give the impression that Israel retains total freedom of action in Gaza while allowing the Board of Peace to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s peace plan. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Analysis How Hamas disarmament deal may test Iran's regional strategy A possible Hamas decision to disarm would represent more than a Gaza development, testing Iran's decades-old strategy of projecting power through regional allies. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Hamas says Israel must withdraw first after Trump announces Gaza deal By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Newsletter: Daily Briefing Iran warns Trump against seizing frozen assets By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
Hamas Releases Detained Journalists Mohammed Suliman reports on concerns for press freedom in Gaza, despite Hamas releasing four journalists detained last week. Palestine
New Class of Palestinians Get Rich On Gaza Tunnel Trade The lucrative trade in contraband through Gaza's tunnel network has produced a new class of wealthy Palestinians, writes Omar Shaban. Palestine
Fatah Still Cannot Challenge Hamas in Gaza Despite Fatah's large rally in Gaza and discontent with Hamas rule, Fatah still is unlikely to be able to challenge Hamas in Gaza, writes Hazem Balousha. Palestine
Yair Lapid Should Call Abu Mazen Shlomi Eldar writes that soon, Yair Lapid should call Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and that social justice in Israel will only result from renewed peace talks. Palestine
Gazans Witness Crackdown on Alleged Collaborators with Israel Asmaa al-Ghoul reports on recent vigilante executions of alleged collaborators in Gaza. Palestine
Village Threatened With Extinction By Israeli Settlement The village of Yanoun, where the population has been reduced to 59, may be the most threatened village in the West Bank, writes Linah Alsaafin. Palestine
Israel Votes for a One-State Solution Dalia Hatuqa writes that prospects for a two-state solution have further diminished with the Israeli elections. Palestine
Palestinians in Gaza See Little Difference in Israeli Parties As far as Palestinians in Gaza are concerned, the results of Israel's elections will produce the same outcome for them, irrespective of the winner, Mohammed Suliman writes. Palestine
Hamas Maintains Ties With Iran Despite Difference Over Syria Despite a strain in ties over the Syrian crisis, Hamas is still interested in maintaining relations with Iran, Abeer Ayyoub reports. Palestine
PA Seeks UNESCO Protection For Threatened Village The Palestinian Authority has turned to UNESCO to save an ancient West Bank village threatened by Israel's separation barrier, Lena Odgaard reports. Palestine
Palestinian Reconciliation Hits Snag, Again The arrest of journalists in Gaza and the visit by Malaysia's prime minister to the Strip have added strain to reconciliation efforts, Daoud Kuttab writes. Palestine
Israeli Election Boycott by Arabs A Vote Against Their Own MKs The Israeli Arabs' abstention from voting expressed a much more profound disappointment in their own Knesset members than in the Israeli electoral system, writes Shlomi Eldar. Palestine
