In breaking news this morning, BBC and other online sources report that French police have surrounded a building in southern France in order to arrest an Al-Qaeda affiliated man suspected of perpetrating the attack on a Jewish school earlier this week in the city of Toulouse. Meanwhile, the print media continued its coverage of the killing in Toulouse. The Times mentions witnesses claiming the attacker may have filmed the atrocity. The paper also notes the massive manhunt underway, with many Jewish families in southern France keeping their children at home. Controversy surrounding EU Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton’s comments following the attack are also widely covered. The Daily Telegraph says the controversy broke due to a misquote. The Express describes the statement as clumsy and the Mail reacts with fury. Reuters reports this morning that Israel has requested from Egyptian authorities to land a plane in Cairo toremove the contents of its embassy. This follows call from the Egyptian parliament in recent days for the removal of Israel’s ambassador from Egypt. The Financial Times covers the funeral of Coptic Pope Shenouda III, who died over the weekend, aged 89. The paper note that the Pope was respected across the Arab world for his refusal to allow his flock to visit Christian holy places in Jerusalem after Egypt signed a peace deal with Israel. The Independent also runs his obituary. BBC reports on the condition of a female Islamic Jihad prisoner on hunger strike in an Israeli prison. The Financial Times comments on internal Israeli criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s frequent references to the Holocaust. The Independent runs the New York Times story relating to a Pentagon war game simulation with Iran. The Daily Telegraph and the Independent  report on to two Welsh journalists detained in Libya as authorities confused their speech for Hebrew.

The Israeli media covers the arrival in Israel of the coffins of the victoms of the shooting attack on the Jewish school in Toulouse. The French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and leaders of the Jewish community in France also arrived in Israel. The funeral will take place this morning in Jerusalem. Comments made by EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton continue to remain in the headlines. Yediot Ahronot notes Ashton released a clarifying statement saying, ‘I condemn in the deepest manner and without reservations the terrible murder in Toulouse. I did not make any comparison between this tragedy and any events in the Middle East. Such a comparison must not be made’. Ma’ariv discusses the government’s alternatives to the Tal Law, which exempted ultra-orthodox men from military service and was deemed unconstitutional by Israel’s Supreme Court. The new proposed legislation, looking to draft almost everyone into military or civilian service within 8 years is being led by Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee Shaul Mofaz. Mofaz is also a candidate in next week’s leadership election of the Kadima party. Ma’ariv also report on a conciliatory meeting between incoming commander of the Central Command General Nitzan Alon and West Bank settlers. Jerusalem Post reports on Defence Minister Barak’s visit to Germany as part of the delivery of a sixth advanced submarine to the Israeli Navy. In domestic news, Haaretz notes that the city of Herzliya is looking to run a local bus service on the Sabbath. Lastly, Yediot Ahronot carries an op-ed by British Foreign Secretary William Hague that argues Syrian President Bashar Assad must go.