The BBC and Sky News report on our main story, that more than 80,000 Israeli protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv against plans by the new right-wing coalition government to overhaul the judiciary.

Reuters reports on another aspect of our main story, that Israel’s president warned on Sunday that the country faced a constitutional crisis over a contested plan to rein in the judiciary and said he was mediating between parties.

The Guardian publishes an opinion piece, saying “The hard-right religious coalition is attacking civil liberties at home and becoming an unreliable partner abroad. Its leader is endangering western support for his country”.

The Independent publishes an opinion piece by a Palestinian, Mustafa Sheta, which reads: “… while Ben-Gvir and the like represent the strength of far-right religious nationalism, in respect of Israel’s foreign relations and ‘PR’ the establishment of such a government amounts to a crisis, directly contradicting the image of ‘democracy’ it has been projecting for almost 75 years.”

On Iran, The Times reports that doubts have been raised over Britain’s support for the Iran nuclear deal after the execution of a British-Iranian dual citizen. Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defence minister of Iran, was hanged on Saturday after the regime convicted him of spying for MI6, a charge he denied. The BBC, The Guardian, Sky News, The Independent and The Financial Times all also report on his death, with the Financial Times focusing on the UK recalling diplomats in Iran.

Kan Radio reports that Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi will be formally appointed the 23rd chief of staff this morning, replacing Aviv Kochavi as the IDF’s top commander. Halevi will then visit the National Memorial Hall and the Western Wall. Ynet argues that Halevi begins his term as military chief while the IDF faces significant challenges to Israel’s security including West Bank violence and Iranian attempts of entrenchment in the area, and amid questions over the army’s authority over Israel’s security forces, brought on by the new right-wing and religious government. Yediot Ahronot further suggests that there are good chances that the Palestinian Authority will collapse during the current government’s tenure, causing instability between Palestinians and the IDF. Positive news for the IDF is found in Israel Hayom, which reports that, according to the Israel Democracy Institute, there has recently been a rise in public confidence in the IDF. This bucks a trend from the previous year, which saw a decline.

Ynet covers the naming of IDF 18-year-old Corporal Dennis Zinoviev as the soldier killed in an accidental grenade explosion overnight on an IDF training base located in the Jordan Valley. Three soldiers were also injured in the incident and rushed to hospital, one of them in moderate condition and the other two having sustained light injuries. “The Military Police has launched an investigation into the incident, and its findings will be delivered to the Military Advocate General,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement. The IDF also said on Monday that a second, unexploded, grenade was found in the belongings of soldiers in a dormitory.

In a separate incident, Ynet also discloses that the Prime Minister’s office reported that a suspicious envelope was received on Sunday and removed for inspection by security services.

Israel Hayom reports that two Palestinian terrorists were killed on Friday night after shooting at Israeli forces from a passing vehicle near Jenin in the West Bank. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists opened fire at IDF soldiers who were conducting counterterrorism activities adjacent to the village of Jaba. Soldiers responded with gunfire, according to an IDF statement. According to Palestinian medical sources, the two were active in the Jaba Battalion of the PIJ’s armed wing in Jenin. Ynet, meanwhile, details shots fired at a bus traveling in the Southern West Bank on Sunday. No injuries were reported. The bus, serving settlements in the area was hit near the West Bank city of Halhul. A Palestinian militant group affiliated with Hamas and the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the gunfire.

Kan Radio covers Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party chief Bezalel Smotrich being recorded saying a few months ago: “Do you think that the Sephardim and the traditionally-observant care about gays? They couldn’t care less”. Smotrich was criticised by former Prime Minister Lapid, who said on Twitter: “this isn’t a matter of right or left. Likud or Yesh Atid. It has become a bigger question: love of fellow human beings or hatred of fellow human beings”.  Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot reports that the cabinet yesterday voted to place control of the Education Ministry’s unit for external content and partnerships with Deputy Minister, and Noam leader, Avi Maoz, who has repeatedly spoken out against the LGBTQ+ community.

Maariv reports that David Sharan, formerly Netanyahu’s office manager, will resume giving testimony today in the Jerusalem District Court in the context of the ongoing Netanyahu trial. Before the court went on recess to allow Sharan to travel overseas, he was questioned by the prosecution about the relationship between the Walla media organisation and the Prime Minister’s Bureau. The prosecution is expected to continue to question him on that subject today.

Israel Hayom also reports Netanyahu’s view that joining the US visa waiver programme will precipitate a wave of new American Jewish immigrants to Israel. Netanyahu shared his favourable opinion yesterday at the cabinet meeting, during which Interior Minister Aryeh Deri briefed the ministers on the process of having Israel qualify for the American programme. Netanyahu compared Israel’s expected inclusion in the programme to his decision to lift restrictions on foreign currency, which he made during his first term in office in 1996. “Take the currency reform. It was impossible to get money out of the country at all. We were told, ‘Everything is going to flow out,’ and the very opposite is what happened, money flowed in.” Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer said that the current opportunity for Israel to join the programme might not return in the near future. “We have a chance for a few months, and we might not be able to do this afterwards. The (American) ambassador here is determined to help us,” said Dermer.