The Sun and the online edition of the Telegraph both report on comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in response to a controversial speech by IDF Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Golan at a Holocaust Memorial Day event last week. Netanyahu accused Golan of “cheapening the Holocaust” after Golan said that some of the processes in 1930s Germany are evident in Israel today, such as intimidation and fear. Golan was quick to clarify that any comparison between Israel and Nazi Germany “would be absurd and baseless.” However, Netanyahu’s criticism of Golan represents a rare rebuke by the prime minister of a senior military figure.

The Guardian online reports that Mordechai Vanunu, a former worker at Israel’s Dimona plant, who revealed secrets about the site in the 1980s, has been charged with violating the terms of his release from prison in 2004. In particular, he is accused of revealing classified information during an interview with Israel’s Channel Two.

The Independent online includes a feature on the visit to Hebron of several high-profile novelists from across the English-speaking world, who have been tasked with compiling an anthology to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Israeli control over the West Bank, following the Six Day War in 1967. The feature recounts their experience visiting Hebron with the controversial Israeli pressure group Breaking the Silence, which regularly conducts tours to the West Bank city.

In Egypt, the Guardian online reports that eight plain-clothed policemen were shot dead in what appeared to be the work of Islamist terrorists. Since President al-Sisi overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013, police, military and government officials have been a major target for Islamist terror groups, including the ISIS-affiliate Sinai Province.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Haaretz, which is also covered prominently by Israel Hayom, is Prime Minister Netanyahu’s condemnation of Maj. Gen. Yair Golan’s comments last week. Maariv reports that some Likud ministers are calling for Golan’s dismissal following his speech. Writing in Yediot Ahronot, Sima Kadmon condemns Netanyahu for his public condemnation of Golan, saying it was politically motivated in order to appeal to right-wing voters. Kadmon said: “Once again, for the umpteenth time, when faced with the choice between his political needs and stately responsibility, Netanyahu chose his political needs. When faced with the choice between calming and fanning the flames, he chose to fan the flames.”

Another major item in Haaretz is the controversy over a leaked State Comptroller report last week into the conduct of Israel’s leadership during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza in summer 2014. The report appears to criticise Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon and then IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz, in particular for a failure to adequately consult with the security cabinet as the operation unfolded. Both Netanyahu and Ya’alon are said to have reacted strongly, denying the accusations. Opposition MKs have gathered enough signatures for a special Knesset debate on the issue and the State Comptroller has asked the Attorney General to launch an investigation into the leak itself.

Meanwhile, Maariv and Israel Hayom report accusations of sexual harassment and corruption against Father Gabriel Naddaf. Naddaf heads an initiative that increases the number of Christian Arab-Israelis who serve in the IDF and embrace broader Israeli society. Naddaf has been given the honour of lighting a torch at this week’s central Independence Day ceremony. Israel Radio reports that Culture Minister Miri Regev said Naddaf will be permitted to take up the role, which is reserved for those who have made a special contribution to Israeli society, so long as the allegations are not proven by law enforcement authorities.