In the UK and international media today, several newspapers report that the IDF Navy yesterday intercepted, without any violence or casualties, a pro-Palestinian boat destined for Gaza. The Daily Telegraph reports that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday expressed interest to visit Gaza, following his trip to Egypt scheduled in two weeks time. The Guardian and BBC Online note that western countries reacted angrily to the news that Iran has installed more advanced centrifuges. The Financial Times newspaper notes that France have condemned the latest Iranian nuclear move.

In the Israeli press today, Haaretz and Ynetnews note that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his interest to visit Gaza while he is in the region in two weeks time. A front page story in the Jerusalem Post newspaper notes that PLO official Nabil Amr said yesterday that the Palestinian Authority should delay their campaign for a UN statehood vote in September. The papers also note that the IDF Navy yesterday successfully intercepted a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists that was heading for Gaza. The Jerusalem Post notes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz for the interception of the Gaza-bound boat where no violence or casualties occurred. Haaretz notes that the Knesset will vote today on the controversial NGO funding bill that plans to examine the funding sources for Israeli human rights organisations, while the Jerusalem Post writes that this bill is not expected to receive enough support to pass. Ynetnews reports that Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor sent UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon an urgent letter raising awareness of the increased number of rocket attacks emanating from Gaza.