Egypt Said to Offer Hamas Electricity in Exchange for 17 Wanted Men - Dov Lieber (Times of Israel)
Iranian Navy Missile Boat Harasses Three U.S. Navy Ships, Marine Helicopter in Strait of Hormuz - Sam LaGrone (U.S. Naval Institute News)
Islamist Perpetrator of Attack at Paris Cathedral Was Award-Winning Journalist in Sweden - Ben Cohen (The Algemeiner)
Palestinians to Claim Tomb of Patriarchs at UNESCO - Tovah Lazaroff (Jerusalem Post) The Tomb and the city of Hebron is the second holiest site in Judaism, after the Temple Mount and its Western Wall.
Red Cross on Missing Israelis: Hamas Must Abide by International Humanitarian Law (International Committee of the Red Cross-Times of Israel) Hamas is thought to hold three Israelis who entered Gaza illegally as well as the remains of two soldiers killed in fighting in 2014.
Despite Tillerson Reassurance, Palestinians Not Stopping "Martyr" Payments - Ali Sawafta (Reuters)
Turkey: Activists Killed in 2010 Flotilla Incident "Should Have Foreseen...the Risk" - Sevil Erkus (Hurriyet-Turkey) Compensation worth $20 million provided by Israel over the killing of Turkish activists onboard the Mavi Marmara in May 2010 has yet to be paid. The Turkish Finance Ministry told a court that it "rejected the exorbitant amount of material and moral compensation asked" by the families. The ministry said the victims "should have foreseen that they may be subject to such an attack because the problems between the Israeli state and Gaza are well-known. They took the risk of any attack or intervention."
‘Free speech advocates’ at Amnesty UK ban pro-Israel blogger from London event - Adam Levik (UK Media Watch)
