Coverage continues this morning over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to the emerging nuclear deal being brokered between the United States and Iran. The Evening Standard notes comments made by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who said that Netanyahu “may have a judgement that just may not be correct here.” The Financial Times notes US National Security Adviser Susan Rice’s criticism of Netanyahu’s decision to address Congress on the Iranian nuclear issue next week, which is viewed by some as collusion with President Obama’s opponents. The Times says that Zionist Union leader Isaac Herzog also opposes Netanyahu’s upcoming speech, accusing him of “playing politics at the expense of democracy.” However, the Independent highlights comments made by US Senator John McCain who accused Rice of “almost unprecedented criticism” of Netanyahu. The Guardian online reports that despite the furore, Rice and US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power will address the upcoming annual conference of prominent pro-Israel group AIPAC.

In commentary on Netanyahu’s opposition to the nascent nuclear agreement and his Congressional speech, Ben Lynfield in the Independent suggests that Netanyahu’s prime motivation is votes in the upcoming general election, in which his Likud Party is neck and neck with the Zionist Union in the polls. In the Guardian online, Simon Tisdall analyses Netanyahu’s end game and suggests that he may be hoping to encourage Congress to impose tougher terms on Tehran. Tisdall also questions whether Netanyahu may be seeking a conflict with Iran.

The Guardian online says that a joint appeal by 30 aid agencies has urged that much more be done to rebuild Gaza, six months after Operation Protective Edge. A joint statement called on Israel to ease restrictions, Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing and the international community to make good on its pledges of aid. The Telegraph covers the same item and a separate Oxfam appeal, which said that it could take 100 years to rebuild Gaza if Israel does not lift the current restrictions. However, the appeal did acknowledge that Hamas must use materials and aid to build homes, not tunnels.

The Times, Independent, Evening Standard, Independent i and the online editions of the Guardian and Telegraph all report that elusive street artist Banksy is publicising a series of works he has completed in the Gaza Strip.

In the Israeli media, Haaretz leads with the announcement late yesterday by Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein that a criminal investigation into the expenditure of public money at the residences of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take place only after next month’s general election. Weinstein also noted that there was no indication that Netanyahu himself was involved in wrongdoing. The story is also a major item in Israel Hayom and Yediot Ahronot, where Tova Tzimuki asks “What is this joke? Is this serious? Does the public not have the right to know what its prime minister is doing before it considers for whom to vote?”

Israel Hayom’s top story features quotes by US Presidential candidate Jeb Bush, who said that Netanyahu has every right to visit the United States to talk about an emerging bad nuclear deal with Iran. Both Maariv and Israel Radio news report that Netanyahu will meet next week with both the Democrat and Republican leaders of the Senate following his speech to Congress. Maariv also notes that Susan Rice and Samantha Power will both address the AIPAC conference in the end, a move which could help alleviate tensions between Jerusalem and Washington.

Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot includes an interview with former Mossad chief Meir Dagan, who says that Netanyahu has caused Israel great strategic damage over the Iranian nuclear issue.