The Times covers a decision by Israel’s top rabbinical court not to recognise a conversion carried out by a leading American Orthodox rabbi, Haskel Lookstein. Those converted by Rabbi Lookstein include the daughter of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. The article says that the decision by Israel’s rabbinate is “evidence of a growing rift between Israel and the Jewish diaspora.”

In coverage of Boris Johnson’s appointment as Foreign Secretary, both the Guardian and Evening Standard note the controversy surrounding his visit to Israel and the region in November. Johnson visited Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, boosting UK-Israel ties. However, after he sharply criticised those who support a boycott of Israeli goods, describing them as “corduroy-jacketed lefty academics,” Palestinian groups in the West Bank cancelled their scheduled meetings with Johnson.

The i includes a picture of a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip taking part in a summer military training camp organised by the terror group Islamic Jihad. The caption notes that hundreds of Palestinian children aged six to sixteen have signed up to such camps over the summer.

City AM reports that gaming software giant Playtech, which is owned by Israeli Teddy Sagi, has purchased industry rival BGT for £114.8 million.

Meanwhile, the Financial Times online reports that in Syria, the siege on Aleppo by President Assad’s forces is straining the current ceasefire. The article also says that US Secretary of State John Kerry is mulling an initiative to join Russian forces in Syria to combat ISIS and the al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot and Maariv, also covered prominently in Israel Hayom and Haaretz is the lengthy questioning of Ari Harow, former-Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Harow was stopped at Ben Gurion Airport while re-entering the country and subsequently questioned for the rest of the day. It is thought that he was first questioned as a witness to an inquiry into fraud allegations against Netanyahu, but was then questioned under caution over his possible involvement. Harow has been released to five days under house arrest. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced an inquiry into “matters” involving Netanyahu earlier this week. Maariv speculates that this may soon be upgraded to a full-blown investigation.

Another major item in Yediot Ahronot, Israel Hayom and Haaretz is a demonstration of around two thousand people which took place yesterday outside Beer Sheva City Hall, in protest at a decision to re-route the city’s gay pride parade away from Beer Sheva’s main street. The decision was made on police advice, but organisers decided to call off the parade and instead launch a demonstration.

Israel Radio news reports that clashes took place last night between local Palestinians and Israeli security forces in the West Bank town of al-Mazra’‎a ash-Shimaliyya north of Ramallah. Soldiers had arrived to arrest a wanted man when the clashes broke out, in which thirteen Palestinians were reportedly hurt.