The online editions of the Telegraph and Independent both report that Jordan, on behalf of the Palestinian leadership, yesterday tabled an amended version of a controversial UN Security Council resolution. The original motion submitted two weeks ago mandates an Israeli West Bank withdrawal within three years. The amended version reportedly adds clauses on Jerusalem, settlements and refugees considered more rigid than in the original resolution. Both reports say that the United States has already objected to the latest version and suggest that the Palestinians could wait for a vote until after 1 January, when the composition of the Security Council will change in their favour.

The Telegraph covers the latest developments in a high-profile corruption investigation by Israeli police which has led to the detention of dozens of officials linked to Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beitenu party. Specifically, former-Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Leon was placed under house arrest. Leon is considered a close ally of Lieberman, who has suggested that the timing of the investigation is politically motivated to coincide with the election campaign.

The Times covers a leaked video which has caused a furore in ultra-Orthodox political circles. The video from 2008 shows Shas’ revered spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who died last year, criticising current Shas leader Aryeh Deri. It is thought that Deri’s rival, former-Shas leader Eli Yishai, is responsible for the leak, having announced the formation of his own rival party two weeks ago.

In the Independent, Kim Sengupta suggests that Hamas may be open to direct talks with Israel and is potentially willing to reform its constitution. He quotes senior Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yousef on the issue, indicating that Hamas is concerned about its image in the West and in particular comparisons to ISIS.

The Guardian re-prints an exert of Peter Beaumont’s eyewitness account from Operation Protective Edge, during which he saw four Palestinian boys killed by an Israeli shell on a Gaza beach.

The Telegraph online covers comments made yesterday by US President Barack Obama, who suggested that if an agreement is concluded over Iran’s nuclear development, then Iran could be “reintegrated into the international community.”

In the Israeli media, the top story is yesterday’s offer of resignation by Shas leader Aryeh Deri and its subsequent rejection by the party’s rabbinical leadership. It is the top item in Yediot Ahronot, Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom. Deri dramatically offered to resign following the leak of a video clip from 2008 which shows the party’s revered spiritual guide Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who died last year, criticising and denigrating Deri. The leak is assumed to have come from former-Shas leader Eli Yishai who recently founded his own rival party due to an ongoing feud with Deri. In Yediot Ahronot, Akiva Novick says that Deri is unlikely to follow through and leave his position, although chief columnist Nahum Barnea says it is a real possibility.

There is also widespread coverage this morning on aspects of the State Comptroller’s report. In particular, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom highlight criticism in the report levelled at the IDF’s preparation of reserve forces for emergency duty. Haaretz focuses on the report’s critique of Israel’s welfare apparatus, which raised particular concerns over after-school care and social services.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio news says that the IDF has decided to remove troops from Gaza periphery communities which are not located along the border fence. The army said that the decision was made following a security assessment, but that it remains prepared for any eventuality in the area.