The Telegraph and i report that the families of Israelis and Americans killed by Palestinians in recent terror attacks are suing Facebook for £770m in a New York court for allowing the platform to be used by Hamas to promote and incite violence. At least 40 people have been killed in a wave of Palestinian terror attacks since October. Many Israeli leaders have pointed to incitement on social media as a major factor in motivating what appears to have been largely individual attacks, not coordinated by a wider terror framework.

The Guardian online includes a feature on coexistence projects in which Israelis and Palestinians work together. They include those who work side by side in Israeli hospitals, Israel’s “Hand in Hand” network of schools in which Jewish and Arab children learn together, plus aspects of the tourism industry and the start-up scene.

The i reports that Israel’s Attorney General has opened an inquiry into “matters” related to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but emphasised that no criminal investigation has been launched. Speculation has been rife in the Israeli media regarding new allegations against Netanyahu, with suggestions that they involve large-scale money laundering.

The Times reports that an Israeli investigative journalist successfully breached security at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, using fake identification to be hired by a cleaning contractor at the airport. He was then able to board numerous empty aircraft and place hoax bombs. The airport is often viewed as a global model for aviation security.

The Times also reports that the first Philistine cemetery has been discovered near the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon and that initial findings indicate that the ancient people were not as barbarous as their traditional reputation suggests.

The Financial Times reports that the Israeli aerospace and defence company, Elbit, is ready to spend “hundreds of millions of dollars” on acquisitions, including in the UK despite the recent referendum to leave the European Union.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot is the controversial appointment of the new chief IDF rabbi, Eyal Krim, who it describes as “a man with a long history of misogynistic statements”. However, Israel Radio news reports that former-IDF chief rabbi Brig. Gen. (res.) Avi Ronsky has praised Krim as an excellent soldier and scholar. Ronsky said he doubts whether the comments specified in Yediot Ahronot were actually made and if so, they should be clarified.

The main item in Israel Hayom, which is also covered prominently in Yediot Ahronot and Haaretz, is the appointment of Theresa May as the new Conservative Party leader and consequently prime minister. She is described in more than one headline as “The new iron lady,” in reference to Margaret Thatcher.

Meanwhile, the top item in Haaretz, which is also covered prominently by Israel Hayom and Israel Radio news, is the passage last night of the controversial “NGO law” in the Knesset. Second and third readings of the law, which mandates greater transparency for NGOs that receive most of their funding from foreign governments, passed second and third readings by 57 to 48 votes. Critics say that the law specifically targets left-leaning human rights NGOs, which typically oppose government policy.