The Financial Times includes a feature on Israeli Labour party leader Avi Gabbay.

The Financial Times and Times both cite Israel’s use of automated sentry guns in news stories about the alleged dangers of so-called “killer robots”. A new report given to the UN claims these robots have the potential to cause global conflicts on an unprecedented scale.

The Israeli media primarily focuses on US President Donald Trump’s speech about Afghanistan, the shooting of the terrorist in Barcelona, and the solar eclipse experienced by the US yesterday.

Israel Hayom reports on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to see Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi tomorrow, saying that opinions are divided among the political-security leadership over the degree to which Russia can be persuaded to rein in Iran.

Haaretz reports that Egypt is set to reopen its Gaza border crossing on a regular basis from next month. So far the crossing has only been open for 14 days in 2017.

Yediot Ahronot reports on data from Matriculation results that have been published.

In related news, Kan Radio reports that Education Ministry data shows that state-religious schools receive the highest budgets, while the budget per student in the Jewish sector is 27% higher than in the Arab sector. Haaretz reports that the Arabic Edition of Israel’s Civics Textbook has hit a dead end. Translators are saying that the narrative and widespread use of Jewish sources throughout the book do not resonate with Arab students.

Yediot Ahronot reports that the section dealing with Israel in the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report voiced concern about the government’s failure to implement new Western Wall prayer arrangements.