The Guardian online includes a feature summarising the current wave of near-daily Palestinian attacks on Israelis, as it now crosses the six-month mark. The article follows the different stages of the violence, which began in October focused on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, but has since spread to many parts of Israel, with a focus on the West Bank. The attacks have killed at least 31 Israelis.

The Daily Mail online covers comments made by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in an interview with Israel’s Channel Two, in which he said that Palestinian security forces routinely search school pupils for knives. Abbas also commented that security cooperation with Israel is vital to prevent the collapse of the PA. In addition, he also said that he is prepared to speak with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The online editions of the Guardian, Daily Mail and Independent all report on the latest news from the military trial of the Israeli soldier arrested last week who controversially shot dead a wounded Palestinian terrorist, who had stabbed two Israeli soldiers. The court ruled yesterday that the accused will be charged with manslaughter, not murder, with the prosecution more confident of a manslaughter conviction. The Financial Times reports that the case has divided Israelis, with sharp public and political debate on the issue. The article also notes that IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot has sent a special letter to soldiers outlining the importance of upholding both rules of engagement and the IDF’s code of ethical values.

The Daily Mail online reports that the Director General of Israel’s Tourism Ministry, Amir Halevi has outlined his hopes to attract more tourists from China and India. Additional flights are now arriving in Israel from both countries and this week Israel announced an agreement for Israelis to obtain a ten-year visa to visit China.

The Daily Mail online also says that Turkey’s President Erdogan has expressed hope that meetings between Israeli and Turkish officials next month will yield positive results. The two sides are in talks over restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries after a six-year hiatus.

The online editions of the Daily Express and Daily Mail both report that the Foreign Office is to allocate around £20 million to the Lebanese army in order to help them protect against infiltration attempts by ISIS across the Syrian border.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot, Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom is the decision by the Attorney General to open a criminal investigation against Shas leader, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, following an initial police examination into allegations of corruption. The accusations are thought to centre of Deri’s alleged failure to report real estate which he owns to the tax authorities. Deri has previously been convicted and served a prison sentence for corruption during his previous stint as Interior Minister during the 1990s. Israel Radio news says that Deri reiterated his willingness to cooperate with the investigation and expressed confidence he will be exonerated.

Meanwhile, Maariv reports comments by opposition leader, Zionist Union head Isaac Herzog who is also accused of corruption involving campaign financing. He said yesterday that the person attempting to bring him down with these allegations “will get a political kick in the pants that will teach him a lesson for many years.”

The other major item in Yediot Ahronot, Maariv and Israel Hayom is the latest in the trial of the soldier who last week shot dead a wounded Palestinian terrorist in Hebron. In addition to the decision to charge the soldier with manslaughter, Israel Radio news says that the prosecution will appeal yesterday’s ruling to release the soldier to a military base, rather than be remanded in a military prison.