The Times reports that that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara lost a civil law suit, when judges ruled in favour of a former household staff member at the family’s official residence in Jerusalem. Menny Naftali was awarded damages after complaining that he had been subject to abusive behaviour by Mrs Netanyahu. The report notes that the state will pay the £30,000 damages awarded to Naftali, as he sued the Prime Minister’s Office rather than Mrs Netanyahu herself.

The Independent online covers a comment made by Likud MK Anat Berko, which attracted derision from rival Knesset members, notably Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg. Berko cast doubt on Palestinian desire for a state, in particular siting that the sound “P” does not exist in Arabic and thus the claim to Palestine may be undermined.

The Independent and Independent i both say that Saudi Arabia has presented plans to almost 50 defence ministers at NATO headquarters which would see troops from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to deploy in Syria. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is quoted saying “We welcome the offer.” However, this morning, the online editions of the Guardian, Telegraph, Times and Financial Times all cover an announcement by US Secretary of State John Kerry, that world leaders in Geneva have agreed plans for a partial ceasefire in Syria to be implemented within a week. It remains unclear exactly how the plan would unfold with Kerry admitting that it would not apply to terror groups such as ISIS and Al-Nusra Front, nor would Russian air strikes necessarily end.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot, Maariv and Israel Hayom all lead with the announcement yesterday by Prime Minster Netanyahu, that Nadav Argaman will be the next head of the Shin Bet security agency, succeeding Yoram Cohen. 55-year-old Argaman is the organisation’s current deputy director and is thought to have vast operational experience. His appointment was praised yesterday by the country’s leaders and members of the security establishment. Writing in Yediot Ahronot, Yossi Yehoshua says though that Argaman will likely need to appoint a deputy with deep knowledge of the Arab world, something which Argaman himself is lacking.

Both Israel Hayom and Israel Radio news report that talks between Israeli and Turkish officials in Geneva this week, to discuss restoring diplomatic ties between the two countries, have made progress. The Prime Minister’s Office indicated that there will be further meetings as several outstanding issues remain. They are thought to include Turkey’s demand for free access to the Gaza Strip and Israel’s demand that Turkey fully expel Hamas from the country.

Maariv and Israel Hayom both say that Sara Netanyahu will appeal this week’s court ruling, in which a former staff member won damages after claiming that he had been victim of her abusive behaviour while working at the prime minister’s official Jerusalem residence.

Israel Radio news reports that the Supreme Court has ruled that Jewish converts from the non-Orthodox Reform and Conservative movements must be permitted to use ritual baths in Beer Sheva, which are operated by the city’s Orthodox-run religious council. The court ruled that it is a matter of freedom of religion, despite the fact that the Orthodox religious establishment does not recognise the non-Orthodox conversion process. The court said that its ruling should be applied in similar cases in other Israeli cities too.

Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post includes an interview with UK Ambassador to Israel David Quarrey, who says that the UK-Israel relationship is “probably stronger and deeper than ever.”