The Daily Mirror and Daily Express both cover a report in the Israeli daily Haaretz, which claims that Belgian authorities had received precise and advanced intelligence warnings of a terror attack in advance of this week’s twin suicide bombing in Brussels, which killed 34 people and wounded hundreds.

The Metro and the online edition of the Daily Mail both report that Israeli authorities will not permit Palestinians from the West Bank to enter Israel over the current Purim holiday, given a current assessment of the security situation. Such restrictions are often imposed during major holidays, which have been a period of heightened tensions. It also comes during a wave of terror attacks which have seen at least 31 Israelis killed by Palestinians since October.

The Daily Mail online covers comments made by US President Barack Obama during a visit to Argentina, during which he said that he does not foresee a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians before his term in office comes to an end. However, Obama said that “a two-state solution is the best way” towards peace.

The Financial Times says that the Chairman of Bank Hapoalim, one of Israel’s biggest banks, has attacked plans by legislators to limit banker salaries. He said that such a move would negatively impact the Israeli economy.

The Times includes an obituary of Meir Dagan, the former chief of the Shin Bet security service, who died last week.

In Syria, the Times, Independent and the online editions of the Telegraph and Guardian all report that President Assad’s troops, alongside Hezbollah fighters are poised to imminently recapture the historic city of Palmyra from ISIS. It would be viewed as a significant achievement for the Assad regime and a powerful blow to ISIS. However, all reports say that progress in Palmyra has only been made possible with the help of Russian air strikes, which have continued even after Moscow announced it was withdrawing troops from the country last week.

In the Israeli media, coverage of the aftermath from the Brussels terror attack continues to be a major focus and is the top story in Yediot Ahronot and Maariv, which both have correspondents on the ground in Belgium. The Maariv headline simply reads “A country in mourning,” while Haaretz and Israel Hayom both suggest that Belgian authorities received specific intelligence warnings ahead of the bombings.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio news reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday conducted a press conference on the global terror threat and urged like-minded nations to unite against terrorism. Commenting in Yediot Ahronot, Sima Kadmon compares the tough talk of Israel’s leaders to the tears of European Union Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini, in the wake of the Brussels attack. Kadmon ponders “maybe it’s too much to ask, to expect our leaders to express an emotion that is not anger, that is not a desire for revenge and a display of strength.”

Israel Radio news also says that Israeli officials have sharply criticized prominent Joint Arab List MK Ahmed Tibi, who is visiting Romania, but has chosen to use the services of the Palestinian delegation in Bucharest rather than Israel’s embassy there to arrange his trip. Anonymous diplomatic officials are quoted saying that it is further evidence of Tibi and other Arab MKs acting defiantly against Israel, although they sit in the country’s parliament.