The Financial Times covers an apparent spat between Israel and the United States, reported in the Israeli media. The tension is said to have arisen over a promise that Israel apparently made to the Chinese government not to permit senior officials in the Israeli security establishment to testify against the Bank of China in a lawsuit filed with the New York Federal Court by the families of terror victims. The withdrawal of the witness apparently came after the Chinese government threatened to cancel a visit to China by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in May.

Several publications cover the visit of the US Deputy Secretary of State, William Burns to Egypt. Both the Times and the Independent report that the Muslim Brotherhood and the grassroots Tamarod movement which campaigned for the removal of Mohammed Morsi both refused to meet Burns, each accusing the United States of siding against them. Meanwhile, the Guardian online says that Burns did meet with Egyptian military officials but simply said that he backs the democratic process and is not taking sides in the country’s internal affairs. An analysis in the online edition of the Times details how the Tamarod movement that initially took credit for Morsi’s ouster has since been sidelined by the military powers which have taken control in Egypt.

The Financial Times online covers increasing tensions in Lebanon between Sunni and Shi’ite communities as violence from the conflict in Syria continues to spill over, especially to the towns on the border between the two countries. The Times online includes a feature on the growing difficulties in supplying weapons to Syrian opposition groups, even through illegal smuggling routes from Jordan. The Telegraph reports that the commander of the Free Syrian Army has accused Prime Minister David Cameron of betrayal after Downing Street confirmed that it has no current plans to arm the Syrian opposition. Gen Idris said that the decision would “leave us alone to be killed.”

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Radio news reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive today in Jordan’s capital Amman, where he will meet Jordanian officials, representatives of the Arab League and most probably Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas. However, Kerry is not scheduled to meet with Israeli officials during this visit. Far from viewing this as a snub, Yediot Ahronot suggests that it means Israel has agreed to all the conditions requested by Kerry, who is now visiting in order to apply pressure to the PA.

Meanwhile, Channel Two last night reported that Israel has given the Egyptian military permission to deploy an additional two infantry battalions to the Sinai Peninsula, in order to tackle the growing violence in the area. The 1979 Israel-Egypt peace agreement stipulates that Israel must agree to any military movements in Sinai.

A report in Haaretz suggests that the European Union will issue a new directive forbidding funding or cooperation towards anyone residing in the West Bank or East Jerusalem. It requires that any contract signed by an EU country with Israel include a clause stating that these areas are not part of the State of Israel and therefore are not part of the agreement.

However, the dominant story in the headlines today is the news that a third infant in a week died yesterday after its parent accidently left the child in their car for several hours. This is the main story in Makor Rishon and in Israel Hayom that simply states “Children Before Everything Else” as its headline, while Yediot Ahronot calls for action before another incident takes place.