Gaza
Seven Palestinians killed as Israel strikes Gaza tunnel, Al Jazeera
At least seven Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces destroyed a tunnel in a southern town of the Gaza Strip, in an attack described by the besieged enclave’s rulers as a dangerous escalation.
Gaza vows to respond to Israeli air raids, Al Jazeera
Palestinian armed groups have vowed to respond to Israel’s attack on a tunnel in a southern town of the Gaza Strip late on Monday that left at least seven people dead and nine others wounded.
IDF using Facebook to threaten to destroy Gaza family's home, +972 Magazine
The Israeli army says Hamas built a tunnel under a six-story apartment building that houses the Hammad family, threatening to destroy it. Most of the family has already fled.
Palestinian politics
Palestinian presidency rejects Haaretz report, Al Jazeera
The Palestinian presidency has refuted a report quoting Israeli politicians as saying that Mahmoud Abbas told them he would not appoint Hamas figures to his cabinet if they did not publicly recognise Israel.
Will Gaza, West Bank merge security forces?, Al-Monitor
Fatah and Hamas are seeking to overcome the obstacles to reconciliation, namely the problems related to security services and Hamas-appointed employees.
Occupation/Human rights
Netanyahu designing new Jerusalem borders, Al-Monitor
The Greater Jerusalem bill and the Jerusalem proposal by Minister Zeev Elkin risk angering the Trump administration while laboring on its peace initiative.
Palestinian killed as Israeli soldiers fire on 'suspect' vehicle, Middle East Eye
Israeli forces opened fire on a “suspect” vehicle in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killing one Palestinian and wounding another, Israel’s army and the Palestinian health ministry said. An army statement said a vehicle approached Israeli soldiers in a suspicious manner near the Jewish settlement of Halamish and the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh.
US-Israeli/Palestinian relations
Saudis pushed US to stop merger of Jerusalem, West Bank settlements – report, Times of Israel
Saudi Arabia applied diplomatic pressure on Israel via the US to delay a vote on a controversial bill that aims to expand the Jerusalem municipality to include a number of West Bank settlements, the Hebrew news site Ynet reported Tuesday.
Pressured by U.S., Israel's Finance Minister Met With Palestinian PM in Ramallah, Ha'aretz
Sources in Israel surmise that the U.S. special envoy to the peace process, Jason Greenblatt, is eager to present Trump with results, but given the difficulty in achieving progress on the diplomatic front, the Americans decided to try the economic angle.
Israeli politics
Israel's New 'Soros Bill' Would Stymie Funds From 'Hostile' Organizations to Left-wing Groups, Ha'aretz
MK Miki Zohar (Likud) announced on Monday that he planned to submit a bill that would make it harder for leftist organizations to receive funding from organizations considered hostile to Israel.
Lieberman Warns: Nation-state Bill Will Make Israel a State of Jewish Religious Law, Ha'aretz
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman was critical Monday of the nation-state bill, saying he feared it would be used to turn Israel into a state governed by halakha, or Jewish religious law.