The Telegraph online includes a feature on Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, describing him as a “blunt voice for tolerance” at a time when others are “reaching for ugly rhetoric.” The article emphasises Rivlin’s insistence that Jews and Arabs must live peacefully and equally alongside each other within the State of Israel, although he is a right-wing politician sceptical over the two-state solution.

The i reports that seven Jewish Israelis, including two minors and a soldier, were yesterday charged in an Israeli court with involvement in so-called “price tag” attacks, which target Palestinians and in particular their property. The suspects are accused of arson and assault in the Ramallah area.

The Guardian says that a 12-year-old Palestinian girl, who was detained for planning a stabbing attack in an Israeli West Bank settlement and admitted to wanting to kill Israelis, has been released. The article highlights that West Bank Palestinians are subject to Israeli military law, which permits the imprisonment of minors aged 12 and upwards. A wave of attacks by Palestinians since October has killed at least 31 Israelis, although incidents have dropped during the past month.

In Egypt, both the Financial Times and the online edition of the Guardian report that protests have taken place against the recent return of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Tear gas was reportedly used against the demonstrators, while Egypt’s President al-Sisi has insisted that dissent will not be tolerated.

An analysis by Gareth Smyth in the Guardian online looks at the complexity of growing relations between Iran and Russia, while at the same time ties are increasing between Israel and Russia.

Writing in the Telegraph, former-Foreign Secretary William Hague defends Western intervention in the Middle East, saying that the alternative is the kind of catastrophe seen in Syria. He says that given population growth and migration in the region, “Intervention… will be a completely unavoidable necessity for many western countries,” who have a need to “intervene well” and establish effective governance over a period of decades.

In breaking news this morning, Israeli media outlets are reporting that a joint Shin Bet-police operation ended in the arrest of 3 Palestinians who were allegedly planning a terror attack in Jerusalem.

The top story in Israel Hayom is a letter signed by 83 US Senators, both Republicans and Democrats, urging President Obama to conclude a new, increased military aid package for Israel. The current deal ends in 2017 and negotiations have been taking place over a new agreement. Yediot Ahronot quoted an unnamed Israeli official saying “It’s encouraging to see the great support for Israel by the two large parties in the US and by the American public.” Meanwhile, Israel Radio news reports that an unnamed White House official has said that Washington is prepared to agree such a deal, which would constitute the largest military aid package ever given to a country by the United States.

The top story in Maariv is a warning from Jordan that continued entry to Jewish visitors and Israeli security personnel to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City could have serious consequences. The site is holy to Jews and Muslims, but the status quo, which Israel is committed to upholding, dictates that only Muslims are permitted to pray there. The current Passover holiday sees increased Jewish visitors and Maariv says that 842 people visited the Temple Mount yesterday, 638 of whom were tourists. An Israeli official countered the Jordanian warning, saying that Israel continues to act responsibly at the site.

Meanwhile, the current heatwave in Israel is a major item in Israel Hayom and Yediot Ahronot. Maariv emphasises that the hot conditions were responsible yesterday for a large forest fire in the north of the country.