The Guardian and the online edition of the Telegraph both cover a clash early yesterday morning at Qalandiya in the West Bank, during which a Palestinian man was killed. Israeli special forces entered the area to make an arrest but came under attack from a crowd. A 20-year-old man who hurled an improvised explosive device at the Israeli soldiers was shot dead and another man injured.

The Independent and Independent i both report that Israeli police have cracked down on an extremist anti-Arab group called Lahava, arresting ten of its members including the group’s leader, on suspicion of incitement to carry out violence. The arrests come after three Lahava activists were charged with carrying out a recent arson attack on a Jewish-Arab bilingual school in Jerusalem, which was roundly condemned by a wide spectrum of Israeli political leaders.

The Times says that Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday attacked Labour under Ed Miliband for its stance on Israel. Speaking at a Conservative Friends of Israel event, Cameron reportedly accused “Miliband and his mob” of “delegitimising the State of Israel” by supporting boycotts of Israeli events. The article also claims that if elected, Miliband will come under “huge pressure” from within the Labour Party to grant formal recognition to a Palestinian state.

The Financial Times online reports that the Palestinian Authority (PA) leadership is heading for a confrontation with the United States as it is expected to table a draft resolution at the United Nations (UN) Security Council which would mandate an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank within two years. The article says Washington is expected to veto the resolution, as it opposes unilateral actions which would undermine bilateral diplomacy between Israel and the Palestinians.

The Financial Times print edition includes a lengthy feature on the recent tension and violence in Jerusalem and how it is impacting both Jewish and Arab residents of the city.

In the Israeli media, global issues take much of the spotlight in this morning’s dailies. Both Yediot Ahronot and Haaretz highlight the massacre of more than 100 Pakistani children yesterday by the Taliban. Yediot Ahronot, Haaretz and Israel Hayom also prominently cover the chaos of the Russian economy.

In domestic issues, Maariv and Israel Hayom both highlight reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry has told the Palestinian leadership that Washington will veto the Palestinian-backed UN Security Council draft resolution. However, Haaretz says that the United States will back a resolution which refrains from mandating any unilateral course of action. Israel Radio news quotes an advisor to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, saying that the draft resolution will only be tabled if it has the presumed backing of at least 9 Security Council members. Whether such support exists is unclear.

Meanwhile, both Maariv and Israel Radio news also focus on two additional diplomatic developments expected to take place today. One is a vote in the European Parliament on a compromise motion which will encourage the recognition of a Palestinian state only in the context of peace talks towards a two-state solution. The other is a ruling in the European Court of Justice today on a Hamas request to drop it from the European Union’s (EU) list of terror organisations on procedural grounds. Hamas argues that there were technical errors when the classification was made. Israel Radio news says EU officials regard the upcoming decision as at worst a temporary glitch and whatever the ruling, it will not alter the stance of EU member states towards Hamas.