The Guardian online confirms that a 23-year-old Israeli woman, Shlomit Krigman, stabbed by Palestinian attackers near a mini-market in a West Bank settlement on Monday, succumbed to her wounds and died yesterday. It was the latest attack in a wave of violence which began in October and has seen at least 28 Israelis killed. The Telegraph online notes that four Israeli women, including Krigman, have been stabbed during the past week in attacks which appear increasingly focused on settlement communities. IDF Spokesperson Peter Lerner is quoted calling it “a worrying new trend.”

The Independent i and the online editions of the Guardian and Independent all report that United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday said Israeli construction in the West Bank is “provocative.” Although he condemned Palestinian violence against Israelis, Ban added, “It is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism.” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly criticised Ban’s comments, accusing him of providing a “tailwind for terror.”

Writing in the Guardian online, Mairav Zonszein accuses Israel’s government of stigmatizing Israeli NGOs, human rights groups and anti-occupation activists.

The Telegraph and Guardian report that a vulture from Israel, which had been fitted with a location transmitter, was found in a south Lebanon village and accused by locals of “spying” for Israel.

Meanwhile, the Financial Times online includes a lengthy feature on secrecy surrounding Israel’s most serious oil spill, in December 2014, when a pipeline ruptured in the southern Arava region, seriously damaging a local nature reserve. The article says that a lawsuit is now being brought by those effected, to find out who was responsible for the leak. In particular, the report says that little is known about the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company, which operates the ruptured pipe.

The Times reports that two Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip have been arrested and tortured by Hamas authorities for their criticism of the regime. The article notes that Hamas is struggling to provide electricity for residents and to pay public servants and is subsequently facing increasing public disapproval.

The online editions of the Guardian and Financial Times both report that Hassan Khomenei, grandson of Iran’s revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomenei, and considered to be a relative moderate, has been excluded from a list of approved candidates for next month’s election to a key clerical council.

The online editions of the Telegraph and Times both say that tentative Syrian peace talks in Geneva are set to begin on Friday, but that opposition groups have accused US Secretary of State John Kerry of deception, alleging that he now approves the possibility of President Assad heading a unity government.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom both lead with yesterday’s comments by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and subsequent criticism by Prime Minister Netanyhau. Israel Radio news reports that Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said that there is no distinction between terror in Paris and terror in the West Bank community of Otniel, where a mother-of-six was stabbed to death last week. Writing in Yediot Ahronot, former-Israel Ambassador to the UN and UK Ron Prosor writes that, “It is time for the UN to start acting responsibly and put an end to Palestinian incitement instead of fanning its flames.”

The annual intelligence assessment of the IDF’s Intelligence Branch is covered prominently by Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom. Among its conclusions, the report says that ISIS will eventually turn its attentions to Israel and that the next conflict with Hezbollah, although not immediate, will be on a larger and more destructive scale than previous conflicts. Summarising in Yediot Ahronot, Alex Fishman says “the destruction of ISIS in Syria could leave the Hezbollah-Iran-Syria axis stronger, and with its eyes on Israel.”

Meanwhile, coinciding with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom both highlight the plight of some Holocaust survivors in Israel living in poverty.