The Times reports that Egypt’s government has announced that Hamas was responsible for an attack last year which killed the country’s chief prosecutor. He is the most senior official to have been killed since Islamist terror groups began launching attacks against the al-Sisi regime. The country’s interior ministry said that the assassination was ordered by Muslim Brotherhood officials in Turkey, but that Hamas helped carry it out. Hamas denies the accusation, but the article says that the claims have “reignited fears that Egypt may tighten restrictions on Gaza.” Egypt has cracked down hard on Hamas-built tunnels underneath the Gaza-Egypt border, which Cairo says are routinely used to smuggle weapons and fighters to Islamist terrorists in Sinai.

The Guardian online reports that a Gaza Strip zoo owner is selling the remaining animals in his collection, as they are now starving due to levels of poverty in Gaza. The animals for sale include a tiger, ostrich, turtle and a pelican.

The Metro reports comments made by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, who told a summit of 57 Islamic nations, that Muslim leaders must find a way to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

In the Telegraph, Richard Spencer suggests that the tide may be turning against ISIS in the region, as the terror group has found itself losing territory, while some of its leaders have even been killed by locals.

Meanwhile, the Financial Times says that although relative moderates achieved a degree of success in Iran’s recent parliamentary elections, “hardliners still hold sway in institutions” that matter. The article says that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei will attempt to slow international investment in the country, which is being encouraged by President Rouhani.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Haaretz, also covered prominently in Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom is an announcement yesterday by two of the three factions within the Joint Arab List, condemning the decision of the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia last week to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. Their statements sparked uproar and widespread condemnation across Israel’s political spectrum. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the MKs of the two factions from the Knesset podium “[Hezbollah] wants to destroy the state, and you are citizens of the state, you are inside the state. Have you lost your minds?” Meretz leader Zahava Gal-on said that although Saudi Arabia has a questionable human rights record, “none of this explains why Israeli parties insist on coming to the defence of an organisation that sanctifies death and declares that its goal is to destroy the State of Israel and massacre Israeli citizens.”

Meanwhile, a major item in Yediot Ahronot is the confirmation by Netanyahu’s office yesterday that he will not travel to the United States later this month to attend the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and consequently will not visit the White House. However, a spokesman from the White House said yesterday that the administration had “learned from media reports” that Netanyahu would not visit. Some reports speculate that one factor in Netanyahu’s decision was to avoid being in a position where he might be viewed as interfering in the US election campaign.

Maariv reports that there was an altercation yesterday at the Zionist Union faction meeting in the Knesset. Apparently, Zionist Union MK Erel Margalit accused party leader Isaac Herzog of being a “dictator” for his refusal to hold a leadership election. Other Zionist Union MKs accused Margalit of bringing his personal issues to the forum.