The Times, i and the online edition of the Guardian all report the most intense violence on the Gaza border since Operation Protective Edge in summer 2014, which erupted this week. After Hamas fired mortars on six groups of Israeli soldiers searching for attack tunnels, Israel’s Air Force launched air strikes at strategic Hamas infrastructure sites in the Gaza Strip. For the second time in recent weeks, Israeli forces uncovered an attack tunnel underneath the border. The Guardian online also notes that Israel arrested a senior Hamas operative who crossed the Gaza border last month, who has divulged numerous details of the underground tunnel network.

The Telegraph, Guardian, Metro and i all cover controversial comments made in a speech at a Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony this week by IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Golan. He said that some of the processes in 1930s Germany are evident in Israel today, “After all, there is nothing simpler and easier than hating the foreigner, there is nothing easier and simpler than arousing fears and intimidating… forgoing principles and becoming smug.” The reports highlight polarised responses, as Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett condemned Golan’s comments and warned they could be pounced on by Holocaust-deniers and haters of Israel. However, Zionist Union head Isaac Herzog called Golan a “‎courageous commander” and added “this is what morality and responsibility sound like.” Golan himself clarified that any comparison between Israel and Nazi Germany “would be absurd and baseless.”

Meanwhile, the Daily Star includes a picture and caption of the moment that Israelis fell silent yesterday to remember those killed in the Holocaust. Traffic came to a halt and schools and work places stood in respect as a siren sounded throughout the country.

Writing in the i, Robert Fisk comments on the US Presidential election, saying that “Clinton vs Trump means more pandering to Israel.” He claims that much of Hillary Clinton’s funding comes from pro-Israel sources.

The online editions of the Guardian, Telegraph and Independent all report that Syrian government forces have carried out air strikes on a refugee camp near the Turkish border, with dozens thought to have been killed.

In the Israeli media, the main focus is on Gaza. Israel Hayom leads with the discovery of another Hamas underground tunnel burrowing beneath Israel’s border, a story also prominently covered in Haaretz and Yediot Ahronot. Meanwhile, Maariv’s top item is a pledge by the IDF to prevent any attempted infiltrations from Gaza. The top story in Yediot Ahronot and Haaretz is a draft report by State Comptroller Yosef Shapira, which is said to sharply criticise the management of Operation Protective Edge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon and then-IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, specifically an apparent failure to sufficiently update the security cabinet. Israel Radio news says that both Netanyahu and Ya’alon are deeply unhappy with the report.

Maariv and Israel Hayom both look at the fallout from IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Golan’s controversial comments earlier this week. Israel Hayom says that the foreign media have had a “field day” making the most of his speech. Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot says that Prime Minister Netanyahu put pressure on Golan to apologise for his comments. When Golan clarified his remarks, Netanyahu’s office apparently took credit for the development.

Meanwhile, Maariv looks ahead to the coming week’s commemoration of Israel’s fallen during Remembrance Day on Wednesday, which is immediately followed by Independence Day next Thursday. It was announced yesterday that 23,447 fallen soldiers and victims of terror will be remembered next week.