This morning’s Telegraph reports that the Israeli military is investing £320 million in its cyber warfare programme. The article includes exerts from military officials who spoke to Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot, saying that cyber technology has become a major weapon of warfare. Meanwhile, the Times, Daily Mail, Guardian and Independent report that Israel’s military censor has cleared Yediot Ahronot to publish documents which reveal that Israel killed Abu Jihad, the deputy leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) in Tunisia in 1988. Abu Jihad was thought to be responsible for a number of terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens, including the killing of 38 people on a bus in 1978.

The Telegraph publishes an op-ed by Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Daniel Taub. Penned in response to an opinion piece in yesterday’s edition by senior Palestinian leader Nabeel Shaath, Taub argues that the current Palestinian initiative to upgrade the status of its United Nations (UN) delegation to that of a ‘non-member state’ is the latest example in a long line of Palestinian attempts to avoid negotiations with Israel.

Meanwhile, the Independent reports that in advance of the Palestinian UN upgrade bid in the coming weeks, Fatah and Hamas are sparring over the chances of reconciliation between the two factions. Relations between the two have been acrimonious since Hamas violently expelled Fatah from the Gaza Strip in 2007. The Independent and its sister publication Independent i also include articles which claims that Britain is considering stationing warplanes in the Persian Gulf. The piece includes a Ministry of Defence quote denying that such a deployment would be connected to concerns over Iran’s nuclear programme.

Several titles include articles on the continuing violence in Syria, which has been raging for nineteen months. The online editions of the Times, Telegraph and Financial Times focus on a United States initiative to re-structure the Syrian opposition leadership, due to an apparent disconnect between the leadership based abroad and those fighting in Syria itself. Meanwhile, the Guardian online reports on fears among opposition supporters in Syria of the growing influence of foreign jihadi fighters in the battle to overthrow President Assad. The online edition of the Independent points to the plight of Syria’s Christians, many of whom reportedly face persecution.

The headlines in the Israeli media today revolve around the question of whether Moshe Kahlon will lead a new party into January’s elections or not. Yediot Ahronot publishes a poll presenting both scenarios. It indicates that a Kahlon-led party would take some seats from the ‘Likud-Beitenu’ list and to a lesser extent from Labour and Yesh Atid. Writing in Yediot Ahronot, Sima Kadmon opines that Kahlon is the only real threat to Netanyahu, who should do everything possible to prevent Kahlon from running independently. Meanwhile, Maariv analyses Kahlon’s record at the Welfare Ministry, doubting whether it justifies his reputation as a champion of social-justice. Haartez reports on Netanyahu’s attempts to persuade Kahlon to remain in Likud, while Israel Hayom focuses on the activities of other senior Likud figures towards the same end.

In other election news, Israel Radio News reports on yesterday’s launch of the Kadima campaign, which focused on the slogan “Bibi will get us in trouble.” Kadima chairman Shaul Mofaz accused Netanyahu of being “obsessed” with Iran. Meanwhile, Israel Radio News also reports that number two on the Yesh Atid list, Rabbi Shai Piron has insisted that another religious candidate, Dr Aliza Lavie will feature in the party’s top ten candidates.