The Independent, Daily Telegraph, Times and Scotsman note the ongoing unrest in Syria, and the hunt by the authorities for an official who quit because of the violence. The Times reports talks between the Iranian authorities and Syrian opposition leaders. The paper, along with Reuters, also reports the prolonged questioning of Israeli passengers at Istanbul airport. The Financial Times, Scotsman and Reuters report from the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The Guardian notes that a mosque in the West Bank was damaged yesterday, after radical Jewish settlers attacked it. The paper also has a series of articles on the 9/11 terror attacks and a piece that references the Stuxnet computer virus. The Financial Times notes the deteriorating relations between Israel and Turkey. Reuters notes a Red Cross visit to a Syrian jail. BBC Online, meanwhile, looks at Middle East press coverage of the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador from Turkey. Metro London notes the destruction of illegally built houses at a settlement outpost in the West Bank.

In the Israeli media, all papers note that US journalist Jeffery Goldberg quotes former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as saying that the Israeli Prime Minister should have called Obama when he was ‘serious about negotiations’. The papers also note a report in the New York Times that says the FBI bugged the Israeli embassy in Washington. The papers note the lengthy questioning of Israeli passengers at Istanbul Airport yesterday. Ynetnews and Haaretz note remarks by the head of IDF Home Front Command regarding the increasing likelihood of regional war. Haaretz has a piece reporting remarks by Iranian officials expressing readiness for UN oversight of the country’s programme, on the condition that sanctions are lifted. The Jerusalem Post runs a piece on new guidelines for Israeli reconnaissance flights over hostile territory, including Lebanon, in order to reduce risks of escalation. Israel Hayom reports the vandalising of a mosque in the West Bank, apparently by radical Israeli settlers. Ynetnews, the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz also quote remarks by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in which he said that he is not giving up hope for peace in the Middle East. Maariv quotes a senior Israeli source who said that Turkey has made a strategic decision to break with Israel.