The Times covers comments made yesterday by Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who said Israel received a “direct message” from the US warning that imposing Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank “would mean an immediate crisis with the new administration”. There have been calls by some right-wing politicians to annex parts of the West Bank, especially the city of Ma’aleh Adumim, since Donald Trump came to power.

The Guardian online reports that the Knesset last night passed a law that would allow the government to refuse visas and entry to the country to those who actively call for or participate in boycotts against Israel.

The Independent says that a 63-page petition has been brought to Israel’s High Court against the recently-passed Regulation Law. The controversial legislation retroactively gives residents the right to live in West Bank homes illegally built on private Palestinian land. According to the report the petition argues that the legislation would make it easier to prosecute Israelis in international courts, as it allows for what may be interpreted as annexation.

The Financial Times includes a feature on a trio of criminal investigations involving Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: allegations of illicit gifts from wealthy businesspeople; an apparent quid pro quo arrangement with a newspaper publisher; and questions over a submarine deal with a German steel company. The article says that “one common thread in the cases is the allegation of corruption arising from the proximity of wealthy Israelis and foreigners to Mr Netanyahu,” and that “the Netanyahu probes have captivated the public and caused some to question Israel’s near-term political future”.

In the Financial Times online Israel correspondent John Reed bemoans the “deep dysfunction in the way Israeli businesspeople interact with the press and society”. He describes the reluctance of Israel’s high-end business community to interact with the media and argues that their voice is lost and “Israel suffers as a result”.

The online editions of the Times and Telegraph report that American and Russian soldiers are patrolling an area just a few miles apart from each other near the Syrian city of Manbij.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot, Israel Hayom and Maariv lead with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s phone conversation yesterday with US President Donald Trump, during which they discussed the dangers posed to the region by Iran. Maariv’s headline, “On all fronts” emphasises that in addition to speaking to Trump, Netanyahu will travel to Moscow on Thursday to speak with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, with Iran thought to be high on the agenda.

All reports note that Netanyahu’s call with Trump interrupted police questioning of the Prime Minister over two criminal investigations. Israel Radio news says that the session lasted for more than four hours and focused on allegations over gifts from wealthy businesspeople. Haaretz quotes Israel’s Police chief Roni Alsheich, who suggested that the investigation is coming to an end.

Israel Hayom prominently reports the comments made yesterday by Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who warned lawmakers of a US message that annexing areas of the West Bank would cause an “immediate crisis” with Washington. Maariv covers critical responses from right-wing politicians who favour annexation. Among them was Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely who accused Lieberman of “trying to dictate a reality that hasn’‎t yet been created in Washington”.

Yediot Ahronot highlights controversy over an incident last Friday, in which a video clip appeared to show Border Police officers failing to respond when attacked by rock throwers in the West Bank. Defence Minister Lieberman questioned their actions at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee. However, the Border Police said that their officers acted “exactly as expected of them” and criticised “politicians [who] made statements before the inquiry was over”.