The Telegraph, Independent, Independent i and Metro all report that Israeli police have arrested a well-known Jewish extremist, Meir Ettinger in what appeared to be part of a crackdown on activists thought to encourage hate-crimes. Earlier this week, Israel’s security cabinet approved holding Jewish terrorists without trial for an indefinite period, after deadly attacks last week at the Jerusalem gay pride parade and in a Palestinian village shocked the country.

The Times says that a French Christian tourist who yesterday waved an Israeli flag at the al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City was assaulted, suffering a slight head wound. The site which is holy to both Jews and Muslims, has been a flashpoint for violence in recent weeks.

The Guardian online includes a preview of a photographic exhibition which will soon open in London, showcasing Jewish-Arab football in Israel.

The Telegraph and Daily Express both report that the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has agreed to temporarily withdraw a teaching pack which has come under fire for promoting an extremist agenda. The materials teach not only about the difficulties facing some Palestinian children, but also the importance of Palestinian “resistance.”

The Telegraph online says that the Islamist extremist opposition group in Syria, al-Nusra Front, has boasted of defeating US-trained rebel forces in a blow to Western interests.

In the Guardian online, Julian Borger says that a conversation between Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and local broadcasters, which was meant to remain private, has been publicised. It reveals that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei had a direct and significant influence on the intense negotiations which concluded the recent nuclear deal.

In the Israeli media, both Yediot Ahronot and Haaretz lead with the news that further Jewish extremists have been arrested, one being placed under administrative detention, an anti-terror measure allowing detention without charge or trial. All of the arrests made this week appear to be in direct connection with a recent attack at the Church of the Multiplication, but may also be connected with last week’s arson attack. Yediot Ahronot comments that the arrests and application of administrative detention “would seem to attest to the security establishment’s intention to keep its promise and to take firm action against Jewish terrorism.”

Meanwhile, Maariv and Israel Hayom both prominently report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama have been addressing the US Jewish community on the Iran nuclear deal, expressing their divergent opinions. US Congress must make a pivotal decision by 17 September whether to support or reject the deal. Maariv says that an unnamed US official has revealed that Netanyahu and Obama will meet during the next two months.

One of of the top items in Maariv, Israel Hayom and Yediot Ahronot is the unseasonably hot weather being experienced in Israel. All report that yesterday a soldier visiting Jerusalem’s Old City collapsed and died from heat stroke.