The Guardian and Independent i report on the initial findings of an autopsy on the body of a young Palestinian man who was killed during violent clashes with Israeli security forces near Ramallah last month. The autopsy, which was carried out in the presence of experts from different countries, including one from Israel, indicated that the man was killed by live fire, while the Israeli army contends that only rubber bullets were used during the demonstration. The incident occurred during a demonstration to mark what many Palestinians call Naqba (“catastrophe”) Day, the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The Independent also covers this story and includes an analysis of varied Israeli attitudes towards the incident.

The Independent online says that the US Embassy in Tel Aviv has been criticised by some Americans for flying the rainbow gay pride flag alongside the American flag to mark Tel Aviv’s Pride Week, which culminates today in a large parade through the city. Some Americans have said that the decision to fly the two flags together was not representative of American opinion. A reported 25,000 foreign tourists have arrived especially for the event in Tel Aviv, which is considered a highlight of the city’s calendar.

The Independent i says that Iran is apparently willing to reduce its plutonium production at the Arak heavy water plant. Iran and the P5+1 powers (US, UK, France, Russia, China and Germany) are in talks to broker a long-term deal over Tehran’s nuclear programme by 20 July. Arak is one of several apparent sticking points under negotiation, due to fears that the plutonium produced there can be used to help manufacture a nuclear weapon.

There is extensive commentary on the significant military gains being made by the extremist Sunni Islamist group ISIS in Iraq. The Telegraph online points out the prospect of the United States and Iran “fighting the same foe” to help prop up the Iraqi government. Iran has already reportedly sent a number of elite troops into Iraq in support of the Shia government there, while the Financial Times says that the United States is providing Iraq’s government with intelligence and military equipment and is mulling the possibility of air strikes. An editorial in the Times comments that Iran, which sponsors Hamas and Hezbollah, finds itself with the “unlikely opportunity to claim it is fighting terrorism” in Iraq. Meanwhile, in the Guardian online Ian Black analyses the impact of ISIS territorial and strategic gains on the region, commenting that Jordan is “nervous.”

In the Israeli media, Maariv leads with a poll which suggests that Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar is considered the greatest threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu within the Likud Party. Sa’ar heavily backed Reuven Rivlin during the presidential election this week in clear defiance of Netanyahu’s wishes. A separate poll in Israel Hayom indicates that 80 per cent of Jewish adult Israelis believe it was a good thing that personal details regarding some of the presidential candidates were revealed during the election campaign. Yediot Ahronot covers allegations that MK Meir Sheetrit, who lost to Rivlin in a second round vote, was involved in sexual impropriety with his housekeeper.

Israel Hayom also prominently reports that former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and his wife were questioned by police for over 11 hours over the so-called Harpaz Affair, during which a forged document was used as part of a bitter battle between Ashkenazi’s office and that of then-Defence Minister Ehud Barak.

Israel Radio news this morning says that a 4-foot tunnel was uncovered in a prison in northern Israel which houses security prisoners including those from Islamic Jihad, who they suspect were planning an escape. Apparently the discovery follows intelligence of a plan to attack prison wardens.