The Telegraph, Times, Guardian, Metro, i and the online editions of the Independent and Financial Times all report that Israel and Turkey have agreed to normalise ties following a six-year hiatus. The previously warm relationship between the two countries ended after the deaths of ten Turkish citizens who were killed whilst trying to prevent Israeli commandos taking over a Gaza-bound protest ship, the Mavi Marmara in 2010. However, both sides announced yesterday that agreement has been reached to re-establish full diplomatic relations. The i quotes Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said that the deal would have an “immense” economic impact, presumably paving the way to further developing the region’s natural gas resources.

The Times and Guardian both report that around the same time as yesterday’s Turkey-Israel agreement was announced, Turkey’s President Erdogan expressed “deep regret” to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for the shooting down of a Russian jet on the Syrian border in November.

The Independent online reports that the Israeli human rights group B’tselem has criticised conditions at some Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, which Palestinians must pass through for security reasons on a regular basis. B’tselem said they are a “humiliation” and reflect “the daily grind of occupation”.

The Evening Standard and the online edition of the Telegraph both report that ISIS is suspected of having carried out a number of suicide attacks yesterday on Christian villages in eastern Lebanon, near the Syrian border, which killed at least five people.

The Guardian online says that Egyptian authorities have banned prominent feminist activist Mozn Hasan from travelling to a conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut, in what it calls the “latest step in a crackdown on free speech and dissent.

In the Israeli media, the reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey is the major item. It is the top story in Maariv, Haaretz, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom. The agreement will need to be approved by the security cabinet, which is expected to happen this week. However, Haaretz notes that Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman is likely to oppose the deal. Meanwhile, Israel Hayom and Yediot Ahronot note criticism from the families of three Israelis missing in the Gaza Strip, who say that Prime Minister Netanyahu promised that the fate of their loved ones would be tied to the deal. Israel Radio news reports that Netanyahu’s office said that no such promise was made and that the Prime Minister will meet the families today.

In commentary on the agreement with Turkey, Sima Kadmon in Yediot Ahronot says: “It took Netanyahu six years to reach an agreement with Turkey.  It can be said to his credit that he reached it, but that is about the only positive thing that can be said about this prolonged reconciliation campaign.”

Writing in Maariv, Yossi Melman summarises the agreement: “This is an agreement that contains infuriating clauses, which could have been improved and which could have been signed two years ago. And that said, the bottom line is that the agreement is a necessary evil.”

Meanwhile, Israel Hayom continues to cover in-depth the fall-out from the UK’s decision on Thursday to leave the European Union, with the Governor of the Bank of Israel Karnit Flug reassuring that the impact of the decision on Israel’s economy will not be dramatic.