After receiving complaints from Israeli diplomats of inaction on Palestinian incitement over the Temple Mount, UN chief Ban Ki-moon only made a bland statement calling for restraint on both sides.

Malachi Rosenfeld, the latest victim of Palestinian terror, succumbed to his wounds. The IDF is contending with the growing wave of Ramadan-related attacks.

Tunnels remain strategically important to Hamas, and Hezbollah may decide to adopt the same approach to terrorizing Israel's civilians.

The PA have taken another step in their diplomatic warfare against Israel. However, this course of action may prove self destructive.