The Telegraph, Independent, Metro, Independent i and Sun all report a terror attack yesterday evening at the central bus station in the southern city of Beer Sheva. A Palestinian opened fire and wielded a knife, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding ten other people. The attacker was pursued and killed by Israeli security forces, who also mistakenly shot an Eritrean man believed to be a terrorist. Yesterday’s attack followed several stabbing attempts in Jerusalem and Hebron over the weekend.

The Telegraph, Independent, Metro, Independent i and Sun also cover the latest measures taken by Israel to combat the violence, including a cabinet decision to increase stop and search powers. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities began to build a temporary protective wall across a road separating an Arab neighbourhood in East Jerusalem from an adjacent Jewish neighbourhood, which has suffered a number of firebomb and rock throwing attacks. Four Israeli municipalities have reportedly banned maintenance staff from working at local schools while students are present. Given that such staff are mainly Arab, it is assumed to be an attempt to reduce the chances of a school attack.

The Guardian reports that the United States is taking “belated” action to help tackle the violence, with US Secretary of State John Kerry set to meet separately with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas later this week. The Times says that although East Jerusalem “was ready to explode,” the current violence has been inflamed by social media. The Daily Mail refers to the unrest as the “You Tube Intifada” and reports that Israelis are arming themselves with everyday items for personal protection, including rolling pins.

Meanwhile, City AM says that Israel’s economy is on track to grow 2.5 per cent in 2015, slightly below the 2.6 per cent increase in 2014.

The Independent, Independent i and online edition of the Guardian all report that the nuclear deal agreed in July between Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) formally takes effect today. However, the United States confirmed that Iran is expected to take months to satisfy the agreement’s measures, which is a pre-requisite to sanctions relief.

The Times and the online edition of the Telegraph both report that a United States air strike in Syria has killed a senior leader of the al-Qaeda offshoot Khorosian. The same reports say that thousands are fleeing Syria for Turkey to escape Russian air strikes.

The Guardian online covers parliamentary elections in Egypt, saying that turnout is low, which could indicate a fall in support for President al-Sisi.

In the Israeli media, yesterday evening’s terror attack at Beer Sheva’s central bus station is the top story in Yediot Ahronot, Haaretz, Israel Hayom and Maariv, which leads with the headline “Terror in the capital of the Negev.” Haaretz says the attack indicates that the wave of violence is no longer confined to “random knifings,” while Yoav Limor in Israel Hayom says that yesterday’s attack “constitutes a change.”

Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot, Maariv and Haaretz all prominently cover the construction of a temporary 10-metre long wall in Jerusalem between the Arab neighbourhood of Jabel Mukabeer and the Jewish neighbourhood of Armon Hanatziv. Yediot Ahronot says that the new barrier means in practice that “Jerusalem is divided” and speculates that there are further plans to build more extensive barriers between Jewish and Arab neighbourhoods in the city. Penning his own critique in Yediot Ahronot, Yoaz Hendel says that the barrier is a prime example of how “Israel is a country with strategic problems that focuses mainly on tactics.”

Israel Radio news reports that Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford is visiting Israel and yesterday met with Prime Minister Netanyahu. Dunford pledged to further strengthen security cooperation between the two countries.