The Financial Times, BBC News, Reuters and The Independent report that everyone arriving in Israel will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Netanyahu says: “All those coming to Israel from abroad will be placed in isolation,” he said in a video address posted to Twitter. The Times reports that the Scottish Football Association does not expect the national team’s Euro 2020 play-off against Israel to be postponed even if the away team have players unavailable because of coronavirus.

The Times, The Financial Times, The Guardian and Reuters report that oil companies suffered their biggest one-day share price falls since the 1991 Gulf conflict after Saudi Arabia began a price war that sent crude tumbling to just $35 a barrel.

BBC News and The Independent reports that Iran has reported 43 new deaths related to the coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours. At least 237 people have died and 7,161 have been infected across the country since mid-February, although the real figures are believed to be far higher.

Reuters and the Associated Press reports that Turkish President Erdogan sought more European support over the war in Syria and for hosting millions of refugees on Monday, but was told he must first stop encouraging migrants to cross into Greece.

The Associated Press reports that Iran continues to provide international inspectors access to its active nuclear facilities, even after its announcement it was no longer bound by “any restrictions” of the landmark 2015 deal

The Times reports that two US soldiers have been killed in a battle to purge Islamic State fighters from a cave complex in northern Iraq, underlining the threat still posed by the terror network in the ungoverned spaces of the former caliphate.

The Guardian reports that the dramatic arrest of two leading Saudi royals followed discussions between the two men about using a procedural body, led by one of them, to block the accession to the throne of the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, if the current monarch dies or becomes incapacitated.

The Times reports that Saudi Arabia has dominated the arms market in the past five years, increasing its purchases of combat aircraft, missiles and guided bombs by 130 per cent, supplied mainly from America and Britain, according to new figures.

The Financial Times, editorial argues that US shale producers will be ‘amongst the biggest losers’ of Saudi Arabia’s decision to increase supply of crude oil to the global market.

On the BBC News website, video footage from Taiz, known as Yemen’s ‘city of snipers’, shows what life is like for those living on the government-controlled side of this divided city.

In The Times, Alistair Osborne argues global investors have been left with a ‘sinking feeling’ prompted by Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering, wherein a quarrel with Russia over crude prices was not foreseen.

In The Times, Emily Gosden asserts that Riyadh would likely ‘regret’ a protracted price war with Russia over the price of crude oil.

All the Israeli media report the government decision last night to quarantine Israelis returning from overseas. The decision was taken on the advice of the Health Ministry and after a protracted cabinet discussion regarding the Coronavirus outbreak, which ultimately settled on the 14-day self-quarantine option beginning yesterday evening (for Israelis) and on Thursday (for foreigners entering Israel who can show they have a place to quarantine). A health ministry official said: “We’re taking this step to maintain our ability to keep a relatively low number of infected people relative to other countries. If we fail to protect public health, we’re going to reach a situation of the kind that exists in Italy.” Analysts speculated that the move would effectively halt all travel into and out of Israel – although the national airline El Al said it would continue flights on an emergency basis. The number of Israelis infected by the Coronavirus has risen to over 50.

Channel 13 news reported last night that the decision to quarantine returnees from all countries was taken by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid singling out the United States and, in particular, the Trump Administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. According to the report, US Vice President Mike Pence spoke to Netanyahu and called for him to “go global”.

The Palestinian media report that the number of Coronavirus cases in the Palestinian Authority has increased to 26. As of late last week there were no known cases in the PA. Most worrying was a reported case in Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank, which was the first outside of the Bethlehem district. The PA has declared a state of emergency, with Bethlehem remaining in lockdown. The Israeli military announced that it would not yet be implementing a full closure around the West Bank. The PA, in consultation with Israel and Jordan, was set to stop all transit via the Allenby Border crossing that connects the West Bank with Jordan.