Al-Quds (East Jerusalem): Six martyrs, including two policemen, and four from Jihad in Israeli escalation of assassinations in Gaza – The Israeli army escalated its aggression against armed Palestinian factions yesterday, targeting Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, in Gaza and the West Bank. Thirteen people have been assassinated in the past 24 hours, including the commanders of Saraya al-Quds in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in addition to two policemen in Rafah.

Al-Khaleej (United Arab Emirates): Gaza massacre Israel's gift to Paris and Adha – Israel committed a new massacre yesterday with the martyrdom of 13 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, presented as a gift to the Arab and Muslim worlds on the eve of the Eid al-Adha holiday. The massacre was also a gift to the Paris donors' conference of billions of dollars, as Israel declares that its aggression has not yet started, passing amid Arab and international silence.

An-Nahar (Lebanon): Sarkozy warns of 'confrontations' and Rice might visit Beirut today – The tenth effort to elect a Lebanese president Saturday will continue through the Eid al-Adha holiday, as U.S. assistant secretary of state, David Welsh, came to Beirut for a second time, amid reports that his boss Condoleezza Rice might also visit today to push for an election. French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned of possible confrontations and the establishment of two governments if a president is not elected.

Al-Baath (Syria): Welsh in Beirut for more incitement and delays – Welsh returned to Beirut for a second time in less than 48 hours to pour more fuel on the fire of the Lebanese crisis as he reiterated support to the ruling group against the other. Welsh's return encouraged the ruling camp to escalate and provoke.

Ash-Sharq al-Awsat (London): Sarkozy: Reached dead-end with Assad – Sarkozy said he spoke to Syrian President Bashar Assad three times over Lebanon's "right for a president and for independence." He added that he urged Assad to use all possible means available to use his influence toward Lebanon's rights, but Sarkozy later said that he reached a dead-end with Assad and that "words are no longer enough."