The Times of Israel reports that Hamas, through Qatar, has offered to exchange the women, children, and elderly hostages for an equivalent number of female and teenage Palestinian prisoners held by Israel; Israel, the report says, rejected that offer, which I find incomprehensible, but perhaps the reporting is not wholly accurate.

Why has Israel delayed a ground invasion of Gaza?

The situation in Gaza is already grim.

The Zionist philosophy of "the Iron Wall" and its role in Israeli history.  (Thanks to Moti Gorin for calling attention on Twitter to this informative essay.)

I will probably post these roundups of links less frequently going forward, but welcome emailed suggestions from readers.