The Guardian covers the funerals of four Israeli soldiers killed in the terrorist attack in Jerusalem on Sunday. They were killed when a man from a nearby Arab neighbourhood ploughed his vehicle into a group of soldiers at a nearby promenade, who were attending an educational trip. The article notes that the attack was welcomed by Hamas.

The Telegraph reports that an unknown obscure Palestinian group calling itself the “Martyr Baha Alyan Collective” has claimed that it carried out Sunday’s attack. The i and Independent say that Israeli forces have arrested nine people, including three members of the assailant’s family, in connection with the attack.

The Times reports that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled his attendance at the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos. The article stresses that whilst there is no confirmed connection, the decision comes as Netanyahu faces a criminal investigation over illicit gifts from businessmen.

In the wake of an employee at Israel’s UK embassy being caught on camera discussing “taking down” MPs, the Guardian reports on a cable sent last year by the London embassy to Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry, which is responsible for Israel’s efforts to combat boycott attempts. The cable cautioned against “‘operating’ Jewish organisations directly from Jerusalem”. The cable said that such activity “is liable to be dangerous… given their legal status,” fearing that activity campaigning against boycotts could contravene charitable status.

The Telegraph, Guardian and Daily Mail cover new research by scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute, which suggests that the Moon was formed by the merging of around 20 smaller “moonlets” when the Earth was bombarded by small asteroids.

On Syria, the online editions of the Times and Telegraph report that in a rare operation, US special forces raided ISIS-held territory in the east of the country to release prisoners, apparently killing at least 25 ISIS operatives.

The online editions of the Guardian and Telegraph say that a US Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at four fast-attack boats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom lead with the funerals of the four soldiers killed in Sunday’s terror attack in Jerusalem. The headline in Israel Hayom poignantly reads “Forever Young”. Israel Radio news says that Prime Minister Netanyahu has requested a new regulation be drafted to ensure that a minister or deputy minister attend all military funerals, after no cabinet member was present at any of yesterday’s burials.

Debate continues over whether soldiers at the terrorist scene on Sunday hesitated to respond to the assailant due to last week’s manslaughter conviction of soldier Elor Azaria, who shot dead a wounded Palestinian terrorist in Hebron. Writing in Maariv, Karni Eldad argues that the Azaria trial showed that soldiers “get zero backing from the system. Just the opposite,” and that “this trial has exacted four victims so far”. In Yediot Ahronot, Shlomo Pyoterkovsky takes the opposite view, noting: “It is worth remembering that Azaria did not do what he did in the course of a terror attack: he shot a terrorist who had been lying injured on the ground for about ten minutes.” In Maariv, former Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon condemns politicians who “continue to exploit the Azaria story because it is politically expedient”.

In other news, Israel Radio says that Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to be questioned for a third time over allegations of receiving illegal gifts. Haaretz leads with the suggestion that police possess hours of documented conversations between Netanyahu and Yediot Ahronot publisher Noni Mozes. The article claims that Netanyahu initiated contact between the two. It is alleged that Netanyahu indicated support for legislation to limit circulation of Israel Hayom in return for more favourable coverage.