Knesset may vote on Netanyahu immunity: All the Israeli media report that pressure is mounting on Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud) to approve the formation of a parliamentary committee to vote on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request for immunity from criminal prosecution. The opposition Blue and White party want the Knesset House Committee, the body responsible for approving immunity requests, to be formed – a move the Knesset legal advisor says is legal, despite the Knesset having dispersed for the March general election. Blue and White, along with its opposition partners, have a majority in the Knesset to reject Netanyahu’s immunity request. Edelstein has asked the Knesset legal advisor if he can block the formation of such a committee. Blue and White blasted Edelstein in a statement, saying: “The Israeli Knesset must not be turned into a city of refuge for someone charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust.”

Netanyahu criticised for ministerial appointments: All the Israeli media reported Prime Minister Netanyahu’s three new ministerial appointments – David Bitan (Likud) as Agriculture Minister, Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) as Diaspora Affairs Minister, and Yitzhak Cohen (Shas) as Housing Minister. Netanyahu was forced by the Supreme Court to give up his ministerial portfolios because of his corruption indictments as ministers must resign if indicted, although not prime ministers. The appointment of Bitan in particular drew widespread criticism from the opposition: the Israeli police recommended Bitan be indicted for corruption last March, forcing him to resign as coalition whip. The Attorney General has yet to decide whether to indict Bitan.

Hamas leader attends Soleimani funeral: Hamas political chief Ismael Haniyeh travelled to Tehran for the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, Kan Radio reported. Haniyeh left the Gaza Strip weeks ago for a regional tour including stops in Turkey and Qatar. Haniyeh’s visit to Iran risked angering Egypt, which is believed to have conditioned his foreign travel out of Gaza on not traveling to the Islamic Republic. Haniyeh, along with his Turkey-based deputy Saleh al-Arouri, were due to meet with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Golan Heights ski resort re-opened to visitors: Israel’s ski resort on Mt. Hermon, on the Golan Heights, was re-opened to visitors today, all Israeli media reported. The site had been closed since Friday due to security concerns stemming from the killing of Qassem Soleimani, as well as bad weather. Iran and its proxies have in the past targeted Mt. Hermon with rockets from neighbouring Syria.

BBC News reports that Boris Johnson has joined European leaders in a call for all sides to show restraint after the US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. In a joint statement with Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron they said the current cycle of violence “must be stopped”.

BBC News and The Times report that Iran has declared that it will no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal, no longer observing limitations on its capacity for uranium enrichment, the level of enrichment, the stock of enriched material, or research and development.

The Financial Times reports that Donald Trump has warned Iran the US had identified 52 targets that it would “hit very fast and very hard” if Tehran retaliated over the assassination of its top military commander, Qassem Soleimani. The Independent reports that Donald Trump also warned the US could respond in a “disproportionate manner” to any potential attack in a post on Twitter, which he suggested served as a “legal notice” to Congress.

The Guardian reports that Donald Trump has defended his threat to target Iranian cultural sites if Tehran retaliates for the killing of General Qassem Suleimani.

The Times reports that Boris Johnson said that “we will not lament” the killing of Iran’s top general by US forces as a senior commander in Tehran threatened to hit British troops in the Middle East. The Telegraph reports that Boris Johnson has warned the Iranians not to attempt “retaliation or reprisals” against America following the assassination of Qassim Soleimani. In his first intervention in the crisis, the Prime Minister said he will be speaking to “all sides” to urge calm and de-escalation.

Reuters reports that tens of thousands of Iranians thronged the streets of Tehran on Monday for the funeral of Qassem Soleimani and his daughter said his death would bring a “dark day” for the United States.

The Jewish News reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the U.S. slaying of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, claiming the US deserves credit for ‘acting swiftly, forcefully and decisively’ in self-defence.

The Financial Times reports that Brigadier-General Esmail Ghaani was announced as the successor to Qassem Soleimani.

The Financial Times reports that the US’s assassination of Qassem Soleimani has heightened security concerns about shipping in the oil-rich Gulf as countries across the Middle East wait to see how Iran responds to the killing of the military commander.

The Independent reports that cyber hackers have hijacked a US government website and posted an image portraying a bloodied Donald Trump receiving an Iranian fist to the face, captioned with pledges for revenge.

In The Guardian, Hassan Hassan argues Suleimani’s death is a huge blow to Iran’s plans for regional domination, citing the fact that his experience was invaluable in Iranian efforts to extend its reach into Lebanon and Yemen.

In The Times, Catherine Philip says that the Iranian regime fears another onslaught from the US but knows it must respond to the US drone attack with force, with Washington sending a formal message to Tehran on Friday through intermediaries calling for retaliation to be “proportionate”.

In The Telegraph, David Patrikarkos argues that in the wake of the death of Qassim Soleimani Iran has been put on the back foot, given the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Force (PMF), Iran’s primary means of retaliation in Iraq, cannot be relied upon to strike against the US after the death of its commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

In The Financial Times, Richard Haass asserts that America must be ready for Iranian retaliation after the killing of Suleimani, stressing the US should launch a far-reaching diplomatic initiative and prepare limited military responses to potentially damaging Iranian reprisals.

In The Independent, Bel Trew argues the death of Qassem Soleimani will not extinguish the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ deeply complex structure, meaning the commander’s death is unlikely to precede the termination of ties with Iran’s  powerful regional proxies.

In The Independent, Ahmed Twaij says Donald Trump’s order to assassinate Soleimani was more about ‘grabbing headlines than foreign policy’, given Trump had given no indication as to his awareness of Suleimani’s clandestine activities until only a week ago.