The Guardian, Telegraph, Financial Times, Independent and Independent i all report the news that yesterday evening, Likud leader and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed a last-minute coalition deal with Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett. The agreement came just hours ahead of a midnight deadline for Netanyahu to form a new government. However, even the agreement with Jewish Home gives the government just a single-seat majority. The Guardian speculates that Netanyahu could look to widen the government in future by enticing the largest opposition party Zionist Union to join its ranks. Meanwhile, the Telegraph sets out the new government’s possible legislative agenda, including curbs on the Supreme Court spearheaded by new Justice Minister, Bennett’s number two Ayelet Shaked whose appointment was agreed yesterday.

The Times briefly mentions Sudanese claims that its army shot down an Israeli drone early yesterday. Arab media reports said that large explosions had taken place at a military facility near the capital Khartoum with some suggesting that it was an Israeli air strike. Israeli officials have not commented on the reports. Sudan is widely thought to be a conduit for arms from Iran to reach Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The Guardian online includes a feature on an Eritrean man who entered Israel illegally, staying for six years. Under an agreement between Israel and Rwanda, the man was deported to Rwanda with promises of work opportunities, which have since failed to materialize.

The Independent i and Daily Mail both report that the oldest complete set of the Ten Commandments, part of the Dead Sea Scrolls collection, has been put on display for the first time at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

The Telegraph online covers a rare public appearance by Syria’s President Assad, who acknowledged yesterday that his forces have suffered recent defeats. Government troops recently lost control of the city of Idlib and opposition forces have threatened suburbs of the country’s capital Damascus.

The Israeli media is dominated by the confirmation that a new government has been formed, thanks to a last-minute agreement between Likud and Jewish Home. It is the top item in Haaretz, Maariv, Israel Hayom and Yediot Ahronot which places an emphasis on the appointment of Ayelet Shaked as Justice Minister, which paved the way for yesterday’s deal.

There is plenty of commentary surrounding the formation of the narrow 61-seat coalition. Writing in Yediot Ahronot, Eitan Haber reflects on the extreme difficulty of maintaining coalition discipline with such as small majority, saying “The coalition chairman is going to have to be a magician and a contortionist to maintain a permanent majority in the plenum. And those are only the smaller problems.” In Maariv, Ben Caspit says that Netanyahu has only himself to blame for such a precarious coalition, explaining that Netanyahu “became intoxicated by the results of the elections” and having “sold nearly all of his assets for dirt cheap” he “is about to embark on his way with a rickety, conflicted, divided government that has the smallest majority possible and whose ability to survive crises and to push through reforms is next to nil.”

The only other item which garners significant media attention is a police investigation into a former Tel Aviv District Attorney who is suspected of bribery. The case is covered prominently in Maariv and Haaretz.