The terror attack on a Tel Aviv bus during rush hour yesterday morning, in which a Palestinian man stabbed at least a dozen commuters is covered by the Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Daily Star, Sun, Evening Standard, Independent i and Metro. The attacker fled the scene on foot but was chased by security personnel and soon shot in the leg and apprehended. Under questioning, the attacker said that his actions were nationalistically motivated. The Times notes that Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Lieberman pointed the finger of responsibility at incitement by Palestinian leaders. In the Telegraph online, Robert Tait comments on yesterday’s attack, saying that such “lone wolf” incidents are almost impossible to predict and prevent.

The Telegraph, Financial Times, Times and the online edition of the Guardian all report that Prime Minister Netanyahu was yesterday invited to address Congress by Republican Speaker John Boehner, in order to outline the threat of a nuclear Iran and Islamist extremism. However, the White House made clear that a direct invitation to a foreign leader without its knowledge was a breach of protocol. It remains unclear whether Netanyahu will accept the invitation, which may strain his relationship with President Obama and would likely prove controversial in the midst of a domestic election campaign.

The Guardian online covers a report issued by Human Rights Watch which criticises the conditions of Thai agricultural workers in Israel. The report alleges that they are overworked with few rights and that the Israeli authorities have done little to investigate the situation.

The Telegraph online says that Israeli police yesterday arrested and detained a man suspected of hacking the computer of superstar Madonna and subsequently selling her unreleased songs online.

The Guardian online reports that Israeli backpackers were subject to a violent anti-Semitic attack at a hostel in the Patagonia region of Argentina.

Meanwhile, the Financial Times says that the planned reopening of the UK Embassy in Tehran has been delayed as the Iranian authorities are insisting that they inspect two containers of highly sensitive communications equipment. The Metro quotes Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who predicted that there could be a resolution over Iran’s nuclear programme before the end of June.

In the Israeli media, yesterday’s terror attack on a Tel Aviv bus is the major item, leading coverage in Israel Hayom, Maariv and Haaretz, while Yediot Ahronot profiles the “Heroes of the number 40 bus line” who prevented more extensive injuries and damage. Yossi Melman in Maariv says that yesterday’s attack is not necessarily an indicator of violence to come in the West Bank. Ben-Dror Yemini in Yediot Ahronot rubbishes the idea that such attacks are nationalistic, saying “This was not a terror attack against the occupation.” Instead he says, “The terror attacks of the past few years, with barely any exceptions, have been designed to coerce Islam on central Tel Aviv and on central Paris.”

The top story in Yediot Ahronot is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s invitation to address Congress, which the headline says was “Behind Obama’s back.” It is also a major item in Israel Hayom, Maariv and Haaretz, which says that the invitation was essentially issued by the Republican Party. Commenting in Yediot Ahronot, Nahum Barnea is deeply critical of the invitation, saying “They [the Republicans] are helping Netanyahu defeat his rivals here, and he is helping them humiliate their rival there. That is dangerous. That is toxic.” In Maariv, Ben Caspit warns “Netanyahu yesterday humiliated the entire US administration in a way it has never been humiliated ever before.”

Meanwhile, both Maariv and Israel Radio news report that IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz cancelled a trip to Brussels to attend a NATO conference, due to the continuing tensions on Israel’s northern border following Sunday’s air strike in Syria.