The Financial Times includes an opinion piece by Mariam Lau, a political correspondent at the German daily Die Zeit, which argues that Germany has much to learn from Israel about living with terrorism. The article explains that domestic security has become a real concern in Germany in light of recent terror attacks and that Berlin should look to Israel’s example of security measures in major public places.

The Telegraph says that Israel is dismayed that Qatar is providing funding for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel to hold a conference reviewing its aims. The article also mentions that Qatar has previously given Hamas significant financial support.

The Daily Mail says that the Israeli company SodaStream has seen its revenue climb in recent months, after repositioning its brand away from sugary drinks and focusing on healthier sparkling water. The Guardian covers an interview with SodaStream’s chief executive Daniel Birnbaum in the Times of Israel, in which he accused Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being responsible for the company no longer employing Palestinians. SodaStream previously employed 500 Palestinians at its plant in the West Bank and was hailed by some as a haven of peaceful coexistence. Since moving the plant to southern Israel, the company has been denied visas for Palestinian workers.

The Independent says that the Knesset has passed a new law which permits the imprisonment of minors as young as 12 for acts of terror, murder, attempted murder and manslaughter. Israel’s mission at the United Nations said yesterday that juveniles have been responsible for 47 acts of terror in Israel since September, during a wave of Palestinian violence which has killed at least 40 people.

The Times online reports that a 19-year-old in Iran has been hanged. He was accused of raping a 17-year-old male, but it appears the incident was in fact consensual gay sex. At least 160 minors are thought to be on death row in Iran. Writing in the Times, Stephen Pollard says that such abuses are evidence that Iran is playing the West “for fools” over warming ties.

Meanwhile, the online editions of the Guardian, Telegraph and Times report that rebel fighters in Syria are looking to cut off government troops’ supply lines to Aleppo as the battle continues for Syria’s second largest city.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot and Maariv, which is also prominently covered in Haaretz and Israel Hayom is the latest hearing today by a parole board on the potential early release of former President Moshe Katsav. He is currently serving a seven-year sentence for rape and other sexual offences, but having served two thirds of his sentence he has applied for early release. A similar request was denied two months ago.

The top story in Israel Hayom, also appearing in Yediot Ahronot and Maariv, is the aftermath of a deadly traffic accident near Fureidis, in which a truck ran a red light and ploughed into a car, killing two women and a two-year old. The incident has led to calls for concerted action in order to reduce the number of traffic accidents.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio news reports that following a late-night session, the Knesset last night approved an amendment to a law, which will now postpone the launch of a new public broadcasting corporation until April 2017. Prime Minister Netanyahu had sought a longer delay, sparking accusations especially from his Jewish Home coalition partner, that he was seeking to manipulate the media. Yesterday’s debate saw sharp exchanges between Netanyahu and opposition leader, Zionist Union head Isaac Herzog.