Writing in the Guardian online, Ian Black analyses the recent suggestion by the Palestinian Authority (PA) that it will file a law suit against the UK government for publishing the Balfour Declaration almost a century ago, in 1917. The seminal document enshrined British support for a Jewish national home in the land of Israel. Black suggests that the initiative could be a sign of desperation on behalf of the PA. He also ponders how the government will commemorate next year’s centenary of the Balfour Declaration, given that it represents an important moment in what remains a “live issue”.

The i says that a partnership has been announced between Israel Railways and the Israeli taxi app Gett, which will encourage cab sharing. The new scheme will aim to match commuters and enable them to share a single taxi.

Meanwhile, the online editions of the Guardian and Independent both report that ISIS has taken responsibility for a truck bomb in a Kurdish town in northern Syria, which has killed nearly 50 people. The Guardian online adds that concerns are increasing over a potential siege of Aleppo by President Assad’s troops, which could cause enormous suffering to the city’s residents. However, the Times online suggests that Assad has offered to establish a safe corridor from Aleppo in order to allow some access to goods.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom is the operation overnight Tuesday, in which 29-year-old Mohammed al-Faqih, the Hamas terrorist who killed Rabbi Michael Mark earlier this month in the West Bank, was killed while resisting arrest near Hebron. Rabbi Mark was murdered when gun shots were fired at his car, also injuring his wife and two of his ten children. Israeli forces arrested several accomplices before the gunfight which ultimately killed al-Faqih. Yediot Ahronot highlights comment from Mark’s family, who said that al-Faqih’s death means that he won’t be able to harm others, but it will not bring back their father.

Meanwhile, the top story in Maariv is the ongoing disagreement over the government’s preparations in advance of Operation Protective Edge two years ago. The families of soldiers killed in the conflict are calling for a state commission of inquiry into the government’s decision making process before and during the conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that his government was ill-prepared. However, Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, who was finance minister at the time, told Channel Two yesterday that Netanyahu “did not speak the truth” when he said that the threat of Hamas’ attack tunnels had been discussed by the security cabinet ahead of the operation. Israel Hayom reports that Netanyahu’s office subsequently accused Lapid of hypocrisy.

Writing in Maariv, Ben Caspit says that Netanyahu made a surprise appearance at the State Audit Committee and criticised the State Comptroller, who is expected to publish a report into Operation Protective Edge in the coming weeks. Caspit comments that “it is too bad” that Netanyahu “did not prepare for the tunnels as well as you [Netanyahu] are preparing for the state comptroller’s report”.

Israel Radio news says that the US State Department issued a harsh statement strongly criticising Israeli construction in the West Bank, following reports that permission had been given to build hundreds of units in Ma’aleh Adumim and the East Jerusalem suburb of Gilo. The statement called such building “provocative” and “unhelpful”.