The Times and the online edition of the Guardian both report on UNESCO’s approval (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation) of a controversial motion spearheaded by the Palestinian delegation yesterday, which appeared to deliberately ignore any Jewish connection to Judaism’s holiest site, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

The Times says that the resolution “denied the Jewish connection” to the site, while the Guardian online also says that the motion accused Israel of “escalating aggressions” at Jerusalem’s holy places. The Guardian online also emphasises the “furious reaction” of Israeli leaders to the vote, which was carried by 24 votes to six, with the UK opposing the motion.

The Financial Times online includes a feature on the so-called “lost” Yemenite children of Israel. After decades of rumours, Israel’s government recently appointed minister Tzachi Hanegbi to investigate whether hundreds of recently-arrived Yemenite Jewish families in 1950s Israel had their children taken from them by authorities, to be placed with families of European descent.

The Times, Telegraph and Financial Times all report that oil company Enquest has undertaken a complex financial restructuring of the Kraken oilfield off the Shetland Islands, after a 20 per cent sale of the oilfield to Israeli company Delek Group fell through.

The Metro reports that Russia has completed the delivery of the advanced S-300 anti-missile system to Iran. Israel has long opposed the sale, as it is thought to significantly boost Iran’s air defence capability and would likely complicate any future efforts to reach Iranian targets.

The Guardian online covers comments made by Syria’s President Assad, who told a Russian media outlet that Aleppo must be “cleaned” and will be used as a “springboard” to further action to “liberate” other areas.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Israel Hayom, which is also covered prominently in Maariv and Yediot Ahronot, is yesterday’s UNESCO vote on Jerusalem. Israel Hayom’s front page headline is “Deluded in UNESCO”. Most reports include sharp condemnation of the vote from Israeli leaders across the political spectrum, including President Reuven Rivlin, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein, opposition leader Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said: “With this absurd decision UNESCO erases the little legitimacy left to it.”

Israel Radio news reports that the Palestinian leadership is strongly considering submitting a draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements to the United Nations’ (UN) Security Council before the end of the month. According to the report, the Palestinian leadership may also request that the same body grant recognition to a Palestinian state.

Meanwhile, Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom all report that the government is poised to request a six-month postponement from the High Court over the scheduled removal of the Amona settlement outpost in the West Bank. The court ruled that homes in Amona must be removed by 25 December as it is constructed on private Palestinian land. However, Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai apparently decided to request the postponement.

The top story in Maariv is comments made by Finance Minister and Kulanu head Moshe Kahlon, who allegedly revealed he is ready to quit if the country’s housing problem is not solved. Israel’s property market is notoriously expensive and consecutive governments have pledged to make property more affordable. Kahlon is pushing for a controversial new tax on third properties.