The Telegraph, Guardian, Independent and the Independent i all cover the court-ordered demolition yesterday of two buildings in the Beit El settlement in the West Bank, despite the protest of hundreds of settler activists. Israel’s High Court ruled against an appeal yesterday morning, upholding the decision that the property was registered to Palestinians and the building did not have the correct permits. Following the demolitions, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the immediate construction of 300 new homes in Beit El, as a measure to appease right-wing coalition partners. As noted by the Telegraph, these new constructions had already been authorised three years ago.

The Times, Evening Standard, Metro and the online editions of the Telegraph and Independent all cover a report issued yesterday by Amnesty International, which alleges that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes by employing massive fire in Rafah during Operation Protective Edge last year, in an attempt to prevent the abduction of Lt Hadar Goldin following a Hamas attack which shattered a ceasefire. Israel called the report “fundamentally flawed” in its methodology and said that it calls into question the organisation’s professionalism.

The Guardian, Times, Financial Times and Independent all report the confirmation by US authorities that convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who has been imprisoned since 1985, will be released on parole in November. Pollard was a civilian intelligence analyst for the US Navy when he was recruited by Israeli agents in the 1980s. However, the Times and Independent say that the conditions of Pollard’s parole will mean that he must remain in the United States for five years following his release. The Guardian online reports that a US playwright is already planning a feature film on Pollard.

The Telegraph online says that two Israeli men, both said to be extremists, have been charged with an arson attack on the Church of the Multiplication on the shore of the Sea of Galilee earlier this year.

The Daily Mail includes a lengthy interview with Yossi Vardi, considered the godfather of Israel’s high tech start-up scene. Vardi talks extensively about the culture in Israel which fuels the country’s huge tech success.

The Independent i reports that French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius is visiting Iran in the wake of the recent nuclear deal and that he has invited Iran’s President Rouhani to visit France in November.

The Guardian online says that experts from Kings College have concluded that 50 British citizens have died during the past three years fighting for Islamist extremists in Syria and Iraq. Meanwhile, the Guardian’s print edition includes an interview with Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations special envoy to Syria, tasked with finding a peaceful solution to the country’s civil war.

In the Israeli media, yesterday’s demolition of two buildings in Beit El and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s subsequent announcement that he had given a green light to further construction, is the top item in Yediot Ahronot, Haaretz, Israel Hayom and Maariv, which leads with the headline “Demolition and Compensation.” Israel Hayom emphasises Netanyahu’s pledge that the High Court’s decision will always be respected.

Israel Radio news says that overnight, settler activists were removed, some forcibly from the area of Sa-Nur in the West Bank. The location previously housed a settlement, which was evacuated in parallel with the disengagement from the Gaza Strip 10 years ago. Protesters from the settler movement had gathered there during the past few days.

Maariv and Israel Hayom both prominently cover reports that two Israeli air strikes were carried out on Syrian territory yesterday, successfully targeting terrorists and their bases. There was no official comment from Israeli sources, who refuse to comment on the voracity of foreign reports. However, the Israeli media speculates that Hezbollah-linked operatives were the main target of the operation.