The Times covers a legislative initiative by Jewish Home’s Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who is proposing to apply Israeli civilian law to West Bank settlements. Israel has never annexed the West Bank, after taking control of the area in 1967. Since then, it has been subject to military law, although exceptions are often applied to residents of Israeli settlements. Shaked is proposing to formally apply the same law as exists in pre-1967 Israel and says it will also apply to Palestinian workers in West Bank settlements, especially in areas such as employment law. However, the article quotes Shaked’s opponents, including Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, who have sharply criticised the initiative, suggesting it would lead to annexation and threaten the two-state solution.

The Telegraph and the online edition of the Guardian both report that Yosef Haim Ben-David, the ringleader of the gang which kidnapped and murdered Palestinian boy Mohammed Abu Khadir in summer 2014, was sentenced to life imprisonment in a Jerusalem court. The murder outraged Israeli society and has been classified as a terror incident by Israeli authorities. The Guardian online report also notes that a vehicle attack took place yesterday in the West Bank near Ramallah, in which a Palestinian male rammed a car into three soldiers who were wounded, while the assailant was shot dead.

The Independent online reports that Israeli military police are investigating claims by three Palestinian males, who crossed the border from the Gaza Strip into Israel, that they were mistreated and abused by Israeli soldiers during three days in custody.

The Telegraph online reports comments made by Hamas spokesman and official Taher A-Nunu, who said that he “welcomed” Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s indication that he will continue talking to Hamas, describing it as a “painful hit” to Israel. He is quoted saying: “We consider the statements of the Labour leader to be an important message to people in Western countries that Hamas is not and will not be considered a terrorist group.” However, in the Daily Mirror, A-Nunu denied he ever made the comments.

The i reports that World Jewish Congress head Ronald Lauder has questioned why the culinary organisation Michelin has not produced a guide on Israeli food. Michelin responded saying it was purely for commercial reasons.

In Syria, the online editions of the Independent and Guardian both report that at least 19 civilians have been killed in fighting in Aleppo, including several in a hospital which came under fire.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Maariv, also covered prominently by Yediot Ahronot, Haaretz and Israel Hayom is the vehicle attack yesterday near Ramallah, which wounded three Israeli soldiers, one seriously. Israel Radio news says that he is in a life-threatening condition. Meanwhile, Maariv emphasises that the body of the terrorist, who was killed at the scene, was returned to his family just hours after the attack. This appears to be a reversal of recent Israeli policy which has seen terrorists’ bodies withheld for fear that their funerals will become mass protests and a focal point for further violence. Israel Radio news says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently relinquished such decisions to Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon.

The life sentence handed to the ringleader of the gang which murdered Mohammed Abu Khadir in 2014 is also a major item. Maariv reports that Abu Khadir’s father intends to file a request to destroy the murderer’s home and strip him of his citizenship, two steps which have previously been taken against convicted Arab terrorists.

The top story in Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom is the build-up to Holocaust Memorial Day, which will be observed in Israel starting this evening. An official state ceremony will take place at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial this evening and the country will fall silent for a minute of remembrance tomorrow morning.