The Independent i and Sun both report that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appealed to world leaders, especially the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) which in July signed a nuclear agreement with Tehran, to condemn Iran’s most recent ballistic missile tests last week, in breach of United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions. France’s Foreign Minister yesterday indicated that the European Union could impose sanctions on Iran if the nature of the missile tests are confirmed.

Meanwhile, the Times says that Royal Bank of Scotland is carefully considering processing payments to UK accounts from Iran sales, after Prime Minister David Cameron last week pressured Barclays Bank to facilitate such a payment to a UK small business owner. The article also says that Business Secretary Sajid Javid will soon lead a large UK trade mission to Iran.

The Metro includes an interview with Israeli author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen on her new book “Walking Lions.” She explains that her background in Israel’s desert has been a significant influence on her writing.

The Independent i, Metro and the online edition of the Guardian all report that a Palestinian primary school teacher from Bethlehem has won the prestigious Global Teacher Prize, worth $1 million.

The Guardian online reports that Syria’s Foreign Minister has said that the future of President Assad is not up for discussion during the Syria peace talks which are set to resume in Geneva today. The online editions of the Telegraph and Independent both say that US Secretary of State John Kerry and France’s Foreign Minister have warned the Syrian government not to derail the talks. Writing in the Financial Times online, Philip Gordon says that Syria’s opposition must pursue realistic goals at the Geneva talks, such as consolidating the current ceasefire and moving on to agreements of local governance.

In the Israeli media, the top item in Yediot Ahronot is controversy over claims that Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked discussed with President Reuven Rivlin, the possible parole of former-President Moshe Katzav who has served almost five years of a seven-year sentence for rape. Rivlin and Shaked both denied that they had taken any position on the matter.

Meanwhile, the top item in Israel Hayom, also covered prominently in Haaretz and Maariv, is the terror attack yesterday in Turkey’s capital Ankara, which killed at least 34 people. Israel Radio news says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the Turkish people’s war against terrorism, which some have said is an indicator of warming ties between Israel and Turkey, with a full diplomatic reconciliation near to completion.

Maariv highlights a police report into its own conduct regarding January’s shooting on Dizengoff Street in central Tel Aviv, in which an Arab Israeli man killed three people and then hid from security forces for a week, before being discovered and shot dead in a gun battle. The police were criticised in some quarters for their failure to locate the terrorist more quickly, but the report says that there were no major flaws in their conduct.

Yediot Ahronot hails the choice of Palestinian teacher Hanan Al-Hroub as the winner of the Global Teacher Prize, saying that it is a victory for “teaching peace.” Israel Radio news reports that in her acceptance speech, Al-Hroub called for dialogue and opposed violence.