The Guardian, Independent i and the online edition of the Telegraph all report that Israel’s former-President and former-Prime Minister Shimon Peres was yesterday hospitalized for the second time within a week following an irregular heartbeat. The 92-year-old apparently suffered some chest pains yesterday and was taken to hospital for observation. Peres, who still maintains a busy public schedule, suffered a mild heart attack last week.

The economic consequences of Iranian nuclear sanctions relief receives wide coverage this morning. The Guardian, Financial Times, Daily Mail, Independent i and City AM all report that Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani will visit Paris today, where a deal for Iran to purchase 114 Airbus planes is expected to be finalised. The Financial Times calls the anticipated deal, the “first commercial fruit of the nuclear deal” in July between Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany).

The Independent and Independent i both cover Rouhani’s upcoming visit to the Vatican, described by Pope Francis’s representatives as “very significant,” with the Pontiff said to be willing to intervene wherever possible to reduce tension in the Middle East.

The Independent covers comments made by former-Chancellor of the Exchequer Lord Lamont, who said that Iran represents the world’s biggest emerging market since the Soviet Union 25 years ago. He described it as a “tremendous” opportunity for the UK. However, the Guardian online reports that European banks are still very wary of doing business with Iran for fear of falling foul of the remaining American sanctions restrictions.

The Guardian online covers comments by prominent Egyptian journalist and human rights activist, Hossam Baghat, who said that repression in Egypt is worse than under Hosni Mubarak or even Nasser in the 1950s and 60s.

The Independent online says that according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Russian and Syrian government air strikes during the past three days have killed 164 Syrian civilians including 43 children.

In the Israeli media, the current inclement weather is the top story in both Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom and is prominently covered in Maariv. A three-day storm is expected over the north and centre of the country, with strong rain, winds and snow forecast. All publications cover the preparations being made by national and local authorities for potential disruption to transport and power supplies during the course of the week.

A major story in Yediot Ahronot is a spat between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transport Minister Yisrael Katz, who accused Netanyahu of being in the service of foreign tycoons. Netanyahu publicly hit back at the claims. Katz is considered to be a powerful figure within the Likud Party and an internal opponent of Netanyahu. Meanwhile, Israel Hayom reports on an internal dispute within the opposition Zionist Union party. Former-leader Shelly Yachimovich criticised current leader Isaac Herzog for his effectiveness as a leader of the opposition and his public declaration last week that a peace deal with the Palestinians is not currently realistic.

The top story in Maariv is the hospitalization of Shimon Peres. Israel Radio news reports that the hospital has said his condition is stable and that the complaint he was admitted with yesterday has now been resolved.

Israel Radio news covers rocket fire yesterday evening from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel. There were no injuries or damage reported. However, Israel’s Air Force responded by striking strategic Hamas targets within the Gaza Strip. Yediot Ahronot says that the IDF recently deployed an artillery battery in the Gaza region.