The Flame computer virus, described by analysts as a ‘frighteningly capable’ assault on Iran’s computers, is reported widely this morning. The Financial Times notes comments by Iranian officials who imply Israel may have been responsible for the virus, whilst the Independent reports that Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon talked of Israel’s advanced capabilities in this field. However, according to the Times, Israel may be a victim of the virus, which destroys large amounts of data. The International Telecommunications Union, the UN body responsible for protecting national telecoms infrastructures, has issued its most serious warning regarding the potential damage of the virus. The Evening Standard and the Times carry complimentary reviews of HaBima’s performance of The Merchant of Venice in London earlier this week. Several protestors were arrested, but the show was not disrupted. The Daily Express, Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star all report that England’s football squad will visit Auschwitz during the Euro 2012 competition, to be played in Poland and Ukraine. The visit will be organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust. The Times reports that Migros, one of the largest supermarket chains in Switzerland, has decided to specifically label produce from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Israel Radio news reports that the Palestinian Authority has published a list of the 91 terrorists whose bodies Israel will release tomorrow. Maariv notes the comments by Deputy Prime Minister Yaalon that Israel’s high-tech capabilities open up ‘all sorts of possibilities’ in confronting Iran. Yediot Ahronot notes later comments by Yaalon in which he denied any Israeli responsibility for the Flame virus. The same newspaper reports that the Ministerial Committee for Legislation has agreed on a draft bill that would regulate Israel’s regime of sanctions against Iran under a new unit to be established in the Finance Ministry. Maariv notes an agreement that the state will recognise Reform and Conservative Rabbis and pay them the same salaries as Orthodox Rabbis. The agreement has been rejected by orthodox parties, with Religious Affairs minister Yaakov Margi (Shas) threatening to resign his position. Israel Hayom reports on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s comments from yesterday that he had expected Western countries to demand that Iran cease all uranium enrichment, but instead they are lowering their demands. The coverage of violence in Syria continues with Yediot Ahronot covering the French President Hollande comments that he is not ruling out military action if backed by a Security Council resolution.