The Telegraph reports on comments made by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to a group of Israeli students in Ramallah, during which he said that he has no wish to “drown” Israel with “millions of refugees,” an apparent indication of flexibility over the Palestinian demand for the right of return. However, during the same meeting, Abbas also reiterated refusal to recognition of Israel as a characteristically Jewish state and said there would be no shared sovereignty over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem under a peace agreement.

An explosion yesterday which killed at least three South Korean tourists on the Egyptian side of the Sinai border with Israel is covered by the Telegraph, Times, Sun, Financial Times, Mirror, Metro and online edition of the Guardian. The explosion, which is thought to have been a suicide bombing by a jihadist group, took place no more than around 50 metres from Israel’s border. Extreme Islamist groups have attacked Egyptian security forces in Sinai with regularity since the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood, but this is the first attack on tourists during this period.

Also in Egypt, the Telegraph, Independent i and the online edition of the Guardian report that a court session in the trial of ousted leader Mohammed Morsi ended in farce as defence lawyers walked out with Morsi surrounded by sound-proof glass. Morsi is charged with plotting against the country alongside Hamas and Hezbollah.

The Financial Times and City AM both preview the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) which are set to get underway tomorrow in Vienna to broker a long-term arrangement over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Both publications say both sides will need to compromise to reach a deal.

The Guardian online reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on supporters of Syria’s President Assad to press his regime to end the obstruction which brought about the collapse of the Geneva peace talks over the weekend. Writing in the Times, Roger Boyes says that the Assad regime will endure so long as it maintains the support of Russia and Iran. The online editions of the Guardian and Telegraph report that the Western-backed Free Syrian Army has fired Salim Idris as its military chief over battlefield difficulties. The Guardian online says that Immigration Minister James Brokenshire has warned over the dangers of British jihadists fighting in Syria returning to the UK.

Metro reports that Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam has formed a coalition government after ten months of talks, which includes both Hezbollah and the March 14 Coalition, a prominent critic of Hezbollah.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom both lead with more details in the bribery case involving prominent and well-connected Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto and commander of the Israel Police Lahav 443 Unit, Cmdr. Menashe Arbib.

Meanwhile, Makor Rishon leads with the bombing yesterday on the Egyptian side of the Sinai border with Israel, which killed several South Korean tourists. The explosion, which was heard in the adjacent Israeli city of Eilat, is also covered prominently by Israel Hayom and Maariv, whose headline proclaims “Jihad on the border.”

Maariv and Makor Rishon both report on PA President Abbas’ meeting yesterday with Israeli students in Ramallah. Both highlight Abbas’ comment that he expects Hamas to recognise any future agreement with Israel. Writing in Walla, Amir Tibon says that the meeting was a good PR exercise for Abbas and showed him in the eyes of the world as a leader “who is truly trying to extend his hand in peace—as opposed to [Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin]Netanyahu, who constantly attacks Abu Mazen and the Palestinians publicly.”

Maariv also reports that unnamed high level European Union (EU) officials have said that the P5+1 powers are unlikely to reach agreement with Iran in talks on Tehran’s nuclear development which begin tomorrow.