The Times, Telegraph, Independent and Independent i all report that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday rejected a 3-month trial scheme proposed by Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon, which would have required Palestinians working in Israel to travel back to the West Bank on separate busses from Israeli settlement residents. Ya’alon’s proposed scheme is intended to increase security for Israelis travelling to the West Bank, but Netanyahu described it as “unacceptable.” The scheme was also criticised by President Reuven Rivlin and opposition leaders. In an analysis piece in the Guardian, Peter Beaumont says that the episode is “deeply instructive” of Netanyahu’s precarious position, constantly manoeuvring between the demands of his narrow coalition government and the expectations of the international community.

The Telegraph online covers a vehicle attack in Jerusalem yesterday, in which a Palestinian man rammed his car into a group of Israeli border policemen, injuring two. The attacker was shot dead at the scene. It was the latest in a series of Palestinian vehicle attacks on Israelis in Jerusalem.

The Independent and Independent i cover the visit of Sepp Blatter, head of world football’s governing body FIFA, who is attempting to fend off a Palestinian initiative to have Israel suspended from the organisation. Yesterday, Israeli officials told Blatter that they would ease travel restrictions on Palestinian players, addressing one of the Palestinian Football Association’s key complaints.

The Telegraph online notes that an Israeli ultra-Orthodox website has pixelated the official photograph of Israel’s new government, to blur the images of three female ministers. In some ultra-Orthodox circles, images of women deemed to be immodest are considered unsuitable.

The Independent i includes a feature on an ambitious project in Jerusalem to build an innovative underground Jewish cemetery. Due to the lack of spare land in Jerusalem and a desire for many to be buried in the holy city, burial plots are at a premium.

The Times and Telegraph both include obituaries of Rabbi Moshe Levinger, considered to be a pioneering figure in the Israeli settler community who spearheaded the return of Jewish residents to Hebron following the 1967 Six Day War.

The Financial Times online reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei said yesterday that foreign inspectors would not be allowed access to Iran’s military sites. Such a stance would signify a serious disagreement with the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) as they attempt to negotiate a long-term deal on Iranian nuclear development.

The online editions of the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Financial Times and Independent all cover ISIS’s capture of Syria’s historic city of Palmyra, which includes rare and priceless ruins from antiquity, which are now under threat. Meanwhile, the Independent online reports comments made by Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond who said that Syria’s government is lying over its use of barrel bombs, which he estimates have killed thousands of Syrians.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot, Israel Hayom, Maariv and Haaretz is the scrapping yesterday of a pilot scheme which would have seen Palestinian workers and Israeli settlement residents use separate busses to enter the West Bank. The original decision by Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon to introduce the scheme is widely criticised by commentators including Ben Caspit in Maariv and Ben-Dror Yemini in Yediot Ahronot, who says “Sometimes you just have to rub your eyes in disbelief after witnessing the foolishness of the decision-makers.”

Meanwhile, Israel Radio reports comments made yesterday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, in which he pledged his support for a two-state solution.

Both Israel Radio and Maariv cover a deal which the Pentagon agreed yesterday to sell Israel more than $1 billion worth of weaponry including guided missiles and bunker bombs. Israel Radio news says that Israeli security officials denied that the agreement was connected to the nascent nuclear deal with Iran.