The Times, Guardian and Evening Standard all include brief reports on the two latest knife attacks on Israelis yesterday, which took place in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Hebron. In Jerusalem, a Palestinian stabbed two Border Police officers, seriously wounding them both. The assailant was shot and wounded. Meanwhile, in Hebron two Palestinians attempted to stab an Israeli soldier near the Tomb of the Patriarchs, holy to both Jews and Muslims. Both attackers were shot on the scene, one fatally. The other later succumbed to wounds. The attacks follow a weekend of violence, which erupted after a period of relative quiet during the summer months.

The Independent reports that Hamas official Fathi Hammad, a former Hamas Interior Minister has responded to having his US assets frozen over his terror activities. Hammad said that he is “proud”  to “anger America”.

The Financial Times reports on the parliamentary elections in Jordan. It says that turnout is poor, in part due to the fact that MPs have only very limited power in a political system which is dominated by the sovereign, King Abdullah.

Meanwhile, the online editions of the Times, Telegraph and Guardian all cover the apparent collapse of the ceasefire in Syria. The Syrian army said that it would resume fighting at 7pm local time last night, alleging that there had been numerous infractions of the truce by opposition groups. President Assad’s forces last night bombed a United Nations’ (UN) aid convoy near Aleppo, consisting of 31 vehicles.

In the Israeli media, the main story which leads Yediot Ahronot, Israel Hayom, Haaretz and Maariv is yesterday’s knife attacks in Jerusalem and Hebron. The headline in Israel Hayom notes that police are the apparent major target for attacks, while Yediot Ahronot refers to the violence as “round the clock”. Israel Radio news reports that another knife attack was averted in Hebron last night and that there were no injuries, while in Jerusalem an Israeli bus was pelted with stones, lightly injuring the driver.

Israel Radio and Israel Hayom both report that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will today travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly. He is due to address the gathering on Thursday and tomorrow Netanyahu will met with US President Barack Obama. Netanyahu’s office said that he will thank Obama following the signing last week of a new military aid deal.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio news also reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, on the sidelines of the General Assembly. The two leaders are said to have discussed efforts to resume the peace process.

In a separate item, Israel Radio covers a new report from Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem, which sharply criticises the IDF’s efforts to investigate incidents of malpractice and misbehaviour during Operation Protective Edge two years ago. The military has investigated 360 incidents, resulting in just a single indictment. B’Tselem is also critical that the military and political higher echelons have not been questioned during such investigations. The IDF responded saying that the report was biased and unprofessional.