The Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Financial Times, Independent and Independent i all report that Israel is facing elections in the spring after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday fired Finance Minister Yair Lapid and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, effectively putting an end to his coalition government. Coalition tensions had increased in recent weeks over a range of issues. Netanyahu yesterday accused Lapid and Livni of plotting a “putsch” against him, a charge they both denied, accusing him of a deal with ultra-Orthodox parties to join a future government. The Knesset is expected to vote today to formally dissolve itself and set a date for a poll.

The Metro covers an attack on Monday in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank, in which a Palestinian woman stabbed a Jewish Israeli man, who was not seriously injured. The attacker was shot and apprehended by Israeli security forces and subsequently hospitalised.

The Independent, Independent i and online edition of the Guardian all report that the lower house of the French parliament yesterday voted in favour of Paris recognising a Palestinian state. The non-binding vote was carried by 339 in favour versus 151 against the motion.

The Evening Standard covers a report from the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime which indicates a sharp spike in hate crime in London during the past year, partly due to a significant rise in anti-Semitic incidents, many of which were carried out during the Gaza conflict this summer.

The Times includes an obituary of Hillel Oscar, a former-Israel national cricket captain who died on Saturday in a freak accident when he was struck by the ball while umpiring a national cricket league match in Ashdod.

The Telegraph and online edition of the Guardian both report that Iranian aircraft have apparently participated in the same bombing missions of ISIS targets in Iraq as RAF and US Air Force planes, indicating at least some level of coordination between UK, US and Iranian military forces.

In the Times, Roger Boyes says that support for Egypt’s President al-Sisi is proof that Western powers prefer the stability of an authoritarian figure to the chaos of failed democratic change in the Arab world. In Egypt itself, the Guardian online reports that a court has sentenced 188 people to death over a deadly attack on a police station in August 2013.

The Israeli media this morning is dominated by the prospect of an upcoming election, which was essentially confirmed yesterday by Prime Minister Netanyahu, following the firing of Yair Lapid and Tzipi Livni. It is the top story, dominating the first several pages of Israel Hayom, Maariv, Haaretz and Yediot Ahronot, which proclaims “The campaign begins.” Maariv suggests that the poll will be held on 17 March and also reports that senior Shas leader Eli Yishai will form his own party in advance of the election. Both Channel Two and Channel Ten conducted snap polls last night which both indicated that if an election were held now, Likud would win 22 seats, Jewish Home 17 and Labour 13.

In commentary surrounding yesterday’s events, Sima Kadmon in Yediot Ahronot rejects Netanyahu’s accusation that Lapid and Livni organised a “putsch” against him. Instead, she suggests that Netanyahu himself attempted to broker a deal with ultra-Orthodox parties to support a future government under his leadership. In Maariv, Ben Caspit says that Netanyahu’s move is a risk and that “it was paranoia that motivated Netanyahu to make this high-stakes gamble yesterday.”

In other news, Israel Radio news reports on the symbolic vote yesterday in the French parliament to recognise a Palestinian state. It also includes a report on Jordanian hopes that the United Nations Security Council will soon vote on a resolution which it is proposing to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict, which would mandate Israel to withdraw from the West Bank within two years.