“This week’s air strikes allowed Defense Minister Liberman to demonstrate to the Israeli public that not even the smallest violation of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will be tolerated,” writes Dimi Reider.

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Tuesday hinted at further Israeli military action against Hamas, saying Israel will not “stand by” while the Gaza-based terror group replenishes its weapons stockpiles.

A Palestinian prisoner was beaten to death early on Tuesday while in Palestinian police custody after being arrested in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to local officials.

At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe water shortages, prompting a war of words between Palestinian and Israeli officials over who is responsible.

“When Israel’s military government needs to provide Palestinians with crucial information about the rules that affect their lives, money and Arabic-speaking staff are apparently in short supply. When it comes to PR, resources are seemingly on tap,” writes Natasha Roth.

“Aid isn’t life-and-death for Israel any more, it’s become a gift to a PM who needs to buy off coalition partners,” writes David Rosenberg.

“While opposition leaders Isaac Herzog and Yair Lapid keep silent over growing Israeli construction in West Bank settlements, the United States has been issuing rapid-fire condemnations of the government’s actions,” writes Akiva Eldar.