Several dailies preview Prime Minister David Cameron’s two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), which begins today. The Guardian and Independent i say Cameron will urge Israel’s government to help bring about the “great prize” of peace. Meanwhile, the Telegraph focuses on whether Cameron will make reference to Israel as a characteristically Jewish state during his Knesset speech today, a move which would be a nod to one of Israel’s key demands from the PA. The Independent and Independent i both report that Palestinian leaders have criticised Cameron’s “after-thought” of just a three-hour visit to Bethlehem to meet PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The Times, Daily Express and the Sun highlight that Cameron will be accompanied on his visit by members of the Holocaust Commission, including newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky.

The Telegraph online says the workers union at Israel’s Foreign Ministry sent a letter to the UK Ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould, expressing disappointment that Cameron’s visit is going ahead despite a strike by Foreign Ministry employees over conditions.

The online editions of the Telegraph and Financial Times both cover three controversial bills which are expected to become law in the Knesset this week. The Telegraph online focuses on the referendum bill, which will enshrine as a Basic Law the requirement for a referendum on the concession of any land under full Israeli sovereignty. The Financial Times online emphasises the potential impact of the governance law, which passed yesterday and will raise the electoral threshold.  Supporters say it will smooth the process of government while opponents argue it will dim the voices of some minorities.

The Independent i and online edition of the Guardian say that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday publicly expressed sorrow and regret over the shooting of a Palestinian man with Jordanian citizenship at the Allenby Bridge border crossing between Israel and Jordan on Monday. The man apparently attacked a soldier, prompting the shooting. Israel has agreed to a joint investigation with Jordan into the incident.

City AM reports that Israeli digital advertising company Matomy Media will look to raise £60million on the London Stock Exchange.

Elsewhere in the region, the Times says that an independent report indicates that Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda affiliate groups may already have access to the Assad regime’s chemical weapons in Syria. The Guardian suggests that the United States and Saudi Arabia are supporting a potential new military offensive led by moderate opposition groups to make gains against Assad in Damascus. The Guardian online reports that police have made four arrests in Manchester and Oxford on Syria-related terror offences. The same publication also includes a feature on life in a Jordanian refugee camp after three years of conflict for up to 1.2 million Syrians who have fled their homes.

In the Israeli media, the Knesset vote yesterday which approved the governance bill is the top story in Yediot Ahronot and Maariv-NRG. The opposition boycotted the vote as promised and Labour Party leader Isaac Herzog pledged to replace Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister, criticising Netanyahu’s failure to unite the country. The new law will increase the electoral threshold from 2 to 3.25 per cent. Makor Rishon’s top story previews today’s Knesset vote on the bill to expand military enlistment including the vast majority of ultra-Orthodox seminary students. The legislation is vehemently opposed by ultra-Orthodox leaders.

Israel Hayom leads with yesterday’s municipal re-election vote in Beit Shemesh after Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that October’s original ballot was invalid due to multiple discrepancies and irregularities. Israel Radio news reports on the result, saying that incumbent mayor, Shas candidate Moshe Abutbul, defeated challenger Eli Cohen by fewer than one thousand votes. The election is viewed by many as a vote to determine the future character of the city, with battle lines drawn between ultra-Orthodox and other residents.

The lead item in Haaretz is the expression of regret by Prime Minister Netanyahu yesterday over the shooting of a Palestinian man, also a Jordanian national at the Allenby Bridge crossing. Israel Radio news says that Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour called the shooting a frightening crime for which the Israeli government bears complete responsibility.