The Guardian online reports that a 12-year-old Palestinian boy was killed yesterday following clashes between Israeli border police and locals in al-Ram on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Palestinian sources said that the boy died after being struck in the chest by a projectile and suffering heart failure. However, the report says that “initial details suggested there had been no firing” and that Israeli forces used tear gas and stun grenades after a petrol bomb was hurled at them.

The Telegraph online says that a US airstrike in Syria has killed more than 85 civilians, including children. Apparently, they were mistaken for ISIS fighters in an ISIS-controlled area, leading to the air strike being launched.

Meanwhile, the Times reports that Iran has begun prosecuting dozens of people who attacked the Saudi embassy and consulate in Tehran in January. The mob attacks came after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shia cleric. Diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, plus some Gulf states, were subsequently ended. The prosecutions in Iran would appear to be part of an attempt by Tehran to mend relations.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Maariv and Israel Hayom is what the latter terms a “fateful day” for former-President Moshe Katsav. A parole board will convene this afternoon to consider whether he is eligible for early release, on condition that Katsav attends a rehabilitation programme. Katsav is serving a seven-year prison sentence for rape and has served two thirds of the time. A previous appeal for early release was rejected in February. According to Israel Radio, the prosecution will oppose Katsav’s early release, arguing that nothing has changed since February and that his release now would undermine public confidence in the justice system.

Meanwhile, the top item in Yediot Ahronot is an announcement by Jerusalem’s Mayor Nir Barkat, that he will not attend tomorrow’s gay pride parade in Jerusalem. He emphasised that he fully supports the right of the march to go ahead and that the municipality will do everything possible to make that happen. However, Barkat said that he does not wish to be “part of something that offends the ultra-Orthodox public and the national-religious public”. Barkat himself is not religious, but the gay pride march is invariably a point of tension with some members of the religious public in the city.

The main story in Maariv, also covered prominently in Yediot Ahronot, is veiled criticism by Jewish Home head and Education Minister Naftali Bennett of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bennett said via social media that he is concerned over laws to restrict the media. Netanyahu was not mentioned by name, but is the acting Communications Minister. Israel Radio says that a Likud source pointed out that Bennett’s party had supported a law designed to restrict Israel Hayom, which is widely regarded as loyal to Netanyahu.