The Telegraph online covers an attack in the West Bank yesterday, in which a Palestinian rammed his car into a group of Israeli soldiers, injuring three of them, two seriously. The attacker was quickly shot and injured by another soldier. A number of Israeli civilians have been killed in similar vehicle attacks by Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank during the past year.

The Financial Times summarises the measures taken this week by Israeli authorities to crack down on Jewish extremist activists, following two deadly attacks last week which were roundly condemned as acts of terror by Israeli leaders. Several arrests of known agitators have been made this week with anti-terror measures applied to them, which have previously only been used against Palestinian terror suspects. The Telegraph online says that the leader of a known Jewish extremist group appeared yesterday to justify attacks on churches during a panel debate.

The Guardian and the online editions of the Times and Independent both report that four Palestinians were killed yesterday and around 40 injured following an explosion in Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Some have suggested the blast was unexploded Israeli ordnance, but reports also speculate that the source of the explosion was a Hamas weapons depot, especially as Hamas security immediately sealed off the site.

The Independent online highlights a photo which was published in the Israeli media this week, which showed two Palestinians protecting an Israeli policewoman after settlers in Aish Kadosh in the West Bank began to thrown stones at them.

The Guardian online says that the National Union of Teachers (NUT) will discuss a controversial teaching pack with Jewish communal leaders. The pack was temporarily removed this week after critics said it promotes an extremist agenda. The materials teach not only about the difficulties facing some Palestinian children, but also the importance of Palestinian “resistance.”

The Guardian online reports that Democratic New York Senator Chuck Schumer has announced that he will oppose the nuclear deal with Iran, as there is a “very real risk that Iran will not moderate.” Schumer’s decision will be a blow to the White House, which is lobbying hard for Congress to rubber stamp the nuclear agreement in September.

Israel’s Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom writes in the Guardian, warning that the West must not trust Iran’s words but instead look at its actions, which show no sign of moderating. He outlines Iran’s sponsorship of terror and repressive policies towards its own people, noting that the nuclear talks failed to address the very nature of the regime.

The Telegraph covers a US intelligence report which suggests that Iran is attempting to ‘sanitise’ the Parchin nuclear facility ahead of a visit by international inspectors. It is thought that Iran has previously tested nuclear explosives at the site, to which inspectors have never previously been allowed access.

The Guardian reports that a lavish ceremony yesterday unveiled the Suez Canal expansion, which Egypt’s President al-Sisi said is a gift to the world in “development, construction and civilisation.” Egypt hopes that the major project will boost its international standing.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot, Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom is the vehicle attack on a group of Israeli soldiers in the West Bank yesterday. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the soldiers for their response, neutralising the attacker. He also criticised the lack of condemnation from world leaders, a sentiment which Israel Radio news says was echoed by Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor. Maariv says that there now is a peak state of alert in the West Bank.

Yediot Ahronot and Maariv both prominently report plans by Education Minister Naftali Bennett to relieve overcrowding in Israeli classrooms. He has reportedly pledged to spend a significant amount of money on new school staff to reduce the high numbers of children in a single classroom.