The Times, Guardian, Telegraph, i and Independent all cover the violence yesterday morning during the demolition of homes in a Bedouin encampment in southern Israel. An Israeli policeman was killed when struck by a car driven by a local Bedouin man, who was then shot dead by security forces. The reports highlight differing accounts of the events, Israeli authorities described the incident as a terror attack, while some demonstrators said that the driver was shot before striking the policeman.

The Times reports that Mossad chief Yossi Cohen has been “dragged in” to the criminal investigation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his relationship with prominent businessmen. It is alleged that Cohen was offered free concert tickets by Australian businessman James Packer, who is close to Netanyahu, and sought to get Cohen to join a private security firm he heads. The Telegraph online reports that Netanyahu’s son, Yair, was questioned by police for four hours in connection with the investigation.

The Times says that Donald Trump’s nominee as the next US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Nikki Haley, has threatened to cut funds to the UN, partly over the institution’s “mistreatment of Israel”. The Telegraph covers comments by Barack Obama, who in his final press conference yesterday said that significant changes in Middle East policy could have “enormous consequences” and warned that “the moment may be passing” for the two-state solution.

In the Telegraph online BICOM CEO James Sorene says that Trump lacks a “coherent set of policies to achieve long-term solutions” in the Middle East. He adds that Trump’s presidency may be a “mixed blessing” for Prime Minister Netanyahu, who could be forced to choose between placating his right-wing and legalising all settlements or opting for a centrist position and seeking US approval for only large settlement blocs close to Israel’s security barrier.

In the Financial Times online, David Gardner also analyses the regional outlook under Trump, saying “there are more questions than answers about future US policy in the Middle East”.

The Independent covers an agreement between Hamas and Fatah to form a Palestinian unity government. The i reports on the “chronic and worsening power outages” in the Gaza Strip, which have sparked rare public demonstrations criticising Hamas.

The Independent and online editions of the Times and Telegraph say that the US coalition and Russia bombed ISIS positions in the north of Syria in support of Turkish air strikes.

In the Israeli media, the front pages of Yediot Ahronot, Maariv and Haaretz are dominated by the violence yesterday in the Bedouin community of Umm al-Hiran, which Maariv terms a “battle”. It also dominates the first several pages of Israel Hayom, which gives prominent coverage to the funeral of the Israeli policeman killed in yesterday’s violence, while Israel Radio reports that there will be a general strike in Arab communities today in protest at the home demolitions. In Yediot Ahronot, Nahum Barnea highlights the finger-pointing between Israeli officials and the Bedouin community, commenting “but the tragedy doesn’t stop there. It has only just begun”.  Also in Yediot Ahronot, Shlomo Pyoterkovsky takes aim at the Arab community leadership, saying: “All that the leaders of the Arab sector had to do was to show responsibility. Instead, the Arab leadership chose to fulminate, to incite and to fan the flames. Instead of thinking about what they might be able to do to calm people and to ensure that the bloodshed ends, the leaders insisted on stoking the fire.”

In other news, the top item in Israel Hayom is an interview by senior correspondent Boaz Bismuth with Donald Trump, who said “I haven’t forgotten my promise” over relocating the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in a move which would anger the Palestinians.

Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom both report that Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Netanyahu have decided to extend IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot’s term in office by a year. Maariv reports that Eizenkot is set to undergo a medical procedure today and his deputy will temporarily take command of the armed forces.