Coverage of the fallout from an air strike in Syria on Sunday, which killed several Hezbollah operatives and an Iranian Revolutionary Guards general continues. Israel is thought to have carried out the strike, although there has been no official recognition. The Times, Financial Times and the online edition of the Guardian all quote an unnamed Israeli military source who says that Israel did not intend to kill such high-ranking enemies and in fact believed it was striking a low-level unit of Hezbollah operatives. The Financial Times reports that Iran has responded to the raid by threatening to hit Israel with “devastating thunderbolts.” However, in the Telegraph online, Raphael Marcus of King’s College outlines the state of play between Israel and Hezbollah and concludes that although a Hezbollah response is probable, an escalation into war is unlikely for now.

In the Financial Times, David Gardner analyses the Sunni-Shi’ite rift in the region and how it may continue to shape the future of the Middle East. However, he says that ending the conflict between the two communities could depend on whether or not a deal is concluded between Iran and the international community over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

The Evening Standard and Independent i both report that protests have taken place in Argentina, demanding justice for prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found dead in his flat earlier this week. Nisman investigated the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires and had recently accused Argentina’s Prime Minister Kirchner and Foreign Minister of “erasing” Iranian involvement in the terror attack for trade, commercial and political reasons.

In the Guardian online, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown appeals for governments and non-profits to increase their efforts to provide aid for the displaced children of Syria and Lebanon, especially as the cold winter make conditions yet tougher.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot and Maariv lead on the ambiguity surrounding the air strike in Syria on Sunday. Yediot Ahronot calls the suggestion by an unnamed Israeli official that the high-level targets killed were not the intended target of the operation, an “embarrassment.” In Maariv, Ben Caspit says, “Israel basically admitted that it had not intended to kill the Iranian general in the strike that it did not carry out. Someone in Jerusalem got cold feet upon hearing the Iranian declarations of revenge.” Alex Fishman in Yediot Ahronot, argues that if a mistake was made, an Israeli official should say so publicly, awkward as it may be. Meanwhile, Nahum Barnea also in Yediot Ahronot fears that, “Israel has bought itself a round of terror attacks, either on the Golan Heights or in the heart of Israel or in Jewish centres in the world, while it did not gain anything” from the operation.

On other news, Maariv and Israel Hayom focus on the ongoing violence between locals and police in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat. Riots have erupted during the last few days, involving hundreds of people, after two residents were killed during confrontations with the police. Israel Radio news says that Israel Police chief Yohanan Danino ordered reinforcements and called for Bedouin leaders to display restraint.

Israel Radio news also says that EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini suggested that Arab nations should be added to the Quartet in order to reinvigorate peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, giving negotiations a more regional dimension.