The Times and BBC News Online report that the European signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran nuclear agreement will begin work today on legislation to block US sanctions on companies doing business with Iran. A report by Times Diplomatic Correspondent Catherine Philp says that US President Donald Trump “has punctured the illusion that Europe can rely on the transatlantic relationship” by withdrawing from the Iran deal. The Telegraph reports that Danish shipping giant Maersk has become the most high-profile company to abandon trade with Iran under threat of US sanctions, following the US withdrawal from the deal.

The Telegraph reports that the US has imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah, following the US withdrawal from JCPOA.

Today’s Guardian “Long Read” is by journalist and non-fiction writer Sarah Helm on an epidemic of suicides in Gaza over the past two years. The article says that the recent violence in Gaza and spate of suicides in the enclave are both caused by the lack of hope for the future felt by Gazans: “Often it has looked as if these protesters were literally throwing themselves in front of Israeli bullets. In the early days of the protests, I spoke to young people on the buffer zone who said they didn’t care if they died.”

In the Independent, Robert Fisk writes an opinion piece about the recent violence in Gaza, in which he asks “how long after this week’s Gaza massacre are we going to continue pretending that the Palestinians are non-people?”

The Guardian, Sun and Mail Online report on Israeli military strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza in response to heavy machine-gun fire from the Gaza Strip reaching the Israeli town of Sderot.

BBC News Online reports that Beirut Pride, the only pride event in the Arab world, has been cancelled after its organiser and founder Hadi Damien was detained by Lebanese police.

BBC News Online reports that Eli Avivi, the founded of the “nation” of Achzivland, has died. Avivi was famous for founding the self-proclaimed and not internationally recognised nation of Achzivland, with a population of two, in northern Israel.

The Mail Online reports that a cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu printed in German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung has been widely condemned for its antisemitic content.

The Israeli papers continue to focus on Gaza. In an opinion piece in Ha’aretz, Amos Harel writes that Egypt and Qatar are promoting a long term ceasefire in Gaza and wresting control from Hamas. According to diplomatic sources in Israel, Egypt seeks to promote reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah, expand the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) role in the Gaza Strip, initiate economic relief and arrange for the gradual dismantling of the Hamas military wing. Qatar is proposing that an unaffiliated council of experts manage the Gaza Strip, a halt to Hamas arming itself with offensive weapons and getting international organisations involved to monitor the process. Nickolay Mladenov, the United Nations’ special coordinator for the Mideast Peace Process, is trying to organise a new regional forum that will include Israel, Egypt, the PA and the UN to create and operate a long-term aid mechanism for the Strip.

The Jerusalem Post reports comments by Shin Bet Director Yoram Cohen who said that despite the Gaza border crisis, Hamas has no interest in fighting Israel and wants a state like other nations, but needs to lower its demands to get there. Hamas is asking itself, “how can it get Israel to change its blockade policy,” he says. “It wants to be a state like any other state… It has no interest in fighting Israel. It knows it cannot conquer us.” He adds that its terms for moving on with Israel are unrealistic.

Yediot Ahronoth, Haaretz and Israel Hayom report on infighting among top police officials ahead of the race for the post of police commissioner. Police Commissioner Insp. Gen. Roni Alsheich’s term is due to end in November, and the government may not extend it for a fourth year. There is said to be great tension between Alsheich and Commander of the Jerusalem District Police Cmdr. Yoram Halevy, following allegations that Halevy held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure an appointment as the next police commissioner. Both Halevy and the Prime Minister’s Office denied any ties between Halevy and Netanyahu.

Kan Radio News reports that the United States expressed support for Guatemala for moving its embassy to Jerusalem. A White House statement said that Washington thanked its Western Hemisphere partner for joining it in recognising Israel’s capital.

Kan Radio News reports that Netanyahu is scheduled to be questioned under caution at least four more times. Netanyahu will be questioned twice on the Bezeq case, once on the Yediot Ahronoth case, and once on the gifts case. The Prime Minister will be summoned to give an open statement on the submarine case.

Maariv reports on what it calls the “intensifying” crisis between Jerusalem and Ankara. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Israel should be tried at the International Criminal Court at The Hague for “crimes against humanity.” The Times of Israel reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hosting a summit of the world’s main pan-Islamic group for the second time in half a year seeking to show solidarity with the Palestinians and condemn Israel.