The Independent i, Metro and the online edition of the Guardian all cover the latest attacks on Israelis which took place yesterday in Jerusalem. In two separate incidents, an Israeli border policeman was stabbed by a Palestinian in the Old City and moderately wounded, before the assailant was shot dead. Hours later, a Nepalese care worker was stabbed at a bus stop and lightly wounded, while the attacker was eventually apprehended. There were also clashes between local Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem and the West Bank. At least 21 Israelis have been killed since the current wave of violence began at the start of October.

The Independent and Independent i include a feature on Palestinians from the Gaza Strip who are apparently finding it increasingly difficult to secure entry permits to Israel for medical treatment. Many Gazans are routinely treated in Israeli hospitals for a variety of conditions and the articles highlight the impressive level of care and concern they are given. However, entry is apparently being squeezed, in part due to an increase in demand after Egypt closed the Rafah border crossing with Gaza.

The Telegraph, Financial Times, Times and the online editions of the Guardian and Independent all report that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that diplomatic relations with the European Union (EU), although not its member states, over the peace process, will be suspended pending a reassessment. The move is a response to the EU’s recent decision to issue guidelines instructing member states to separately label consumer goods produced in the West Bank.

The Times, Independent, Independent i and the online edition of the Guardian all cover comments made by Israel’s Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who said yesterday that Russian jets had on one occasion entered Israeli air space by mistake, but that there had been no need to open fire and the aircraft turned back after being notified of the mistake. He said that tension was avoided due to open communication between Israel and Russia over their activities. Meanwhile, the Financial Times says that the fallout in Russia-Turkey relations over last week’s downing of a Russian jet could mean a 20-30 per cent increase in Russian tourism in Israel.

The Telegraph reports that the Co-Operative Bank has closed accounts belonging to the Palestine Solidarity Campaign over fears that money could “inadvertently fund illegal activities.”

In the Israeli media, the top story in Maariv, which is also covered prominently in Haaretz and Israel Hayom is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s instructions to the Foreign Ministry to reassess contact with the EU over the peace process, as a response to the EU’s recent guidelines on West Bank product labelling. The EU’s Ambassador to Israel is quoted by Maariv saying that the implications of Netanyahu’s instructions remain unclear but that the labelling guidelines are most definitely not a boycott of West Bank goods.

Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom both lead with the naming of the senior police officer who was reported last week to have resigned over historic sexual harassment allegations. The officer in question is Cmdr. Roni Ritman of the Lahav 433 unit, who claims to have taken a polygraph test indicating his innocence. The senior ranks of Israel’s police force have been blighted in the last two years by scandal. Meanwhile, Maariv and Yediot Ahronot both highlight allegations that a fourth woman has come forward claiming that she was sexually harassed by Jewish Home MK Yinon Magal during his time at the Walla news site. According to Army Radio, this morning Magal has written to party leader Bennett and has now resigned his seat in the Knesset.

Israel Radio news says that Palestinian reports claim a 17-year-old was killed during clashes last night in East Jerusalem. Border policemen say that they opened fire at the legs of rioters, who pelted them with firebombs.