Russia hints: No missile sale to Iran

In the UK and international papers, most papers note that Jewish and Arab residents in the northern city of Acre clashed with police during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). The Independent carries a piece on the Rabbis for Human Rights organisation that assists the Palestinians in the West Bank with their olive harvest. BBC Online notes that Hamas officials in Cairo said they are willing to meet with Fatah representatives to discuss the timing for a new Palestinian election. The Scotsman, meanwhile, notes that Russia has denied its plans to sell an air defence system to Iran or other "troubled regions" after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who recently visited Moscow, urged Russian leaders to not support Tehran's military arsenal.

In the Israeli press, all papers note the police were working to restore order in the northern city of Acre following clashes with Jewish and Arab residents during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Several papers note that Hamas and Fatah representatives are scheduled to meet in Cairo in the next few days in an Egyptian effort to mend rifts between the two Palestinian factions. Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post report that a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Andrei Nesterenko, said yesterday that Moscow did not intend to sell advanced anti-aircraft systems to Iran. Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post reports that the Israeli Air Force yesterday evening scrambled two fighter jets and an attack helicopter to the northern border with Lebanon after a suspicious aircraft was spotted approaching the border. Ynetnews notes that the UN nuclear watchdog is investigating the possibility that a Russian scientist, acting on his own accord, helped the Iranians with their nuclear weapons programme.

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