In ongoing coverage of Operation Protective Edge, Daily Express, Evening Standard and Independent i all report that an Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, presumed dead following an attack on his squad in Gaza, is considered missing in action by the IDF. The Independent’s Ben Lynfield examines Israeli sensitivity towards missing soldiers and the lengths Israel will go to for their return.

The Telegraph says that Hamas authorities in Gaza and some human rights groups claim that more Palestinian children have been killed in the fighting than Hamas fighters. In the Independent, Kim Sengupta records eye-witness accounts of the violence from injured and displaced Palestinians. In the Guardian, there is a feature on a Greek Orthodox Archbishop in Gaza who is sheltering Muslim Gazans who have fled their homes due to the fighting. The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Star, Daily Mirror and Metro highlight an unverified video which claims to show the shooting of a Palestinian man attempting to rescue injured people, supposedly carried out by an Israeli sniper.

The Independent and Independent i report on efforts by both US Secretary of State John Kerry and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to push forward efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Both are currently in the region. However, the Financial Times says that no real progress has been made, with Kerry backing an Egyptian initiative which is supported by Israel but rejected by Hamas. The Metro also covers the diplomatic efforts, noting that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told Ban that Hamas is the same ilk as the likes of Al-Qaeda and ISIS.

The Telegraph, Financial Times, Guardian, Times and City AM report that various European and American airlines have temporarily suspended flights to and from Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after a rocket fired from Gaza yesterday landed around a mile from the airport. Israeli authorities have assured that air travel is safe and many of the articles contend that the decision by airlines reflects particular sensitivity following the shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines aircraft over Ukraine last week.

The Financial Times covers virulent condemnations by Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan over Israel’s military action, including a claim that Israel’s “barbarism has surpassed even Hitler’s.” Analysts quoted in the article speculate that Erdogan’s comments could be motivated by domestic politics. The Daily Mail and the online edition of The Times report that Liberal Democrat MP David Ward yesterday tweeted that if he lived in Gaza he would “probably” fire rockets at Israel. Ward has previously had the whip removed over his militant anti-Israel stance. Meanwhile, the Times covers comments made by Labour leader Ed Miliband who said that he opposes Israel’s ground operation, an apparent divergence from the opinion of Prime Minister David Cameron. In the Telegraph online, Gabriel Sassoon accuses many MPs and large sections of the UK media of “hypocrisy” over claims of Israeli disproportionality, given Britain’s record in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In the Israeli media, Yediot Ahronot and Maariv both lead with the fate of missing soldier Oron Shaul, who is presumed to have died in an attack on his squad’s armoured personnel carrier on Sunday, but who has yet to be recovered and has been declared missing. It is also a major item in Haaretz, Israel Hayom and Makor Rishon.

Haaretz and Israel Hayom both lead with the decision taken by many American and European airlines to temporarily suspend flights in and out of Ben Gurion International Airport after a Gaza rocket landed yesterday in Yehud, about a mile away. Meanwhile, Makor Rishon’s top headline is a European Union statement yesterday which called for Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza to be disarmed.

In commentary on the situation, Nahum Barnea in Yediot Ahronot warns against getting stuck in the “Gazan mud” and recommends ending the current phase of the operation within the coming days, explaining, “the issue of Gaza requires a solution, with or without Hamas.  It requires an extraordinary international effort.” However, Ben Caspit in Maariv argues, “Only a clear, forceful action that divides the Gaza Strip and strives to engage the Hamas leaders along with the use of maximal firepower will bring this hell to an end.”

Israel Radio news this morning quotes unnamed senior Israeli government sources, who say that Israel would be willing to accept Palestinian Authority forces on the ground in Gaza and a generous international rehabilitation package for Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal.