The Times covers an Israeli air strike early yesterday which targeted a Hamas training camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The operation was launched in response to two incidents in recent days in which shots were fired at IDF border patrols, although the gunfire caused no injuries. There has been relative quiet on the Gaza border since Operation Protective Edge in summer 2014, but rockets have still been fired infrequently at southern Israel.

The Daily Mail and City AM both include a report on tourism, which says that there has been an increase in demand for flights to countries such as Israel, following a slump in tourism to Egypt and Tunisia in light of recent terror attacks in these countries.

The Times includes a feature on tech start-up exits. The article says that “no technology sector is more comfortable with selling out than in Israel,” where sellers tend to use their profits either to start another company or to fund other tech start-ups.

The online editions of the Guardian and Independent both report that a US air strike yesterday in north east Syria is alleged to have killed 26 civilians and none of the ISIS fighters it intended to hit. Meanwhile, the Telegraph online covers claims by the Syrian government that US-led air strikes killed three Syrian soldiers, rather than ISIS fighters. The Guardian online says that the Saudi capital Riyadh will today host a conference for Syrian opposition groups, which aims to produce a document outlining a shared vision for the country. Iran opposes the conference, claiming it will undermine international talks on Syria.

In the Israeli media, the lead item in Yediot Ahronot, also covered prominently in Maariv and Israel Hayom, is the stabbing yesterday of an Israeli man in his forties by a Palestinian in Hebron. The victim received serious injuries and remains in a critical condition in an Israeli hospital. Hebron has been a particular flashpoint during the current wave of violence, which has seen at least 21 Israelis killed since the start of October. Israel Radio news says that clashes took place between local Jewish and Arab residents in Hebron, following yesterday’s stabbing, but that Israeli security forces had successfully kept the two sides apart.

The top story in Israel Hayom and Maariv, which is also a main item in Haaretz and Yediot Ahronot, is the announcement yesterday that Yossi Cohen will become the new Director of Mossad, Israel’s external intelligence agency. Cohen currently heads the National Security Council and has previously served as Deputy Director of Mossad. He will succeed the outgoing Tamir Pardo, whose term is coming to an end. According to Israel Radio news, Cohen and Pardo have agreed a plan for a smooth transition. Commentators Ronen Bergman in Yediot Ahronot and Alon Ben-David in Maariv both praise the appointment of Cohen, noting in particular the role he has played in thwarting Iran’s nuclear development.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio news this morning reports that clashes took place overnight at the Dehaishe refugee camp near Bethlehem as the IDF attempted to arrest local terror suspects.  A Palestinian is reported to have been killed by IDF gunfire during the violence.