Israeli-Palestinian peace talks kick off with Iftar dinner at State Department (Haaretz)

Catherine Ashton meets with Morsi in Cairo (Times of Israel)

Abbas wants ‘not a single Israeli’ in Palestine (Ynet)

Ya’alon alludes to hidden considerations in prisoner release (JPost)

Moderates held as Egypt prepares for million man march (The Times)

Syria army ‘retakes’ key Homs district of Khalidiya (BBC)

More than 240 prisoners escape in Pakistan jailbreak (The Telegraph)