The online editions of the Guardian and Financial Times report that US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, arrived in Israel yesterday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The Financial Times notes that Greenblatt will also meet students, religious leaders and business people, and “will be listening to Israelis and Palestinians about their views and perspectives,” according to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv. The Guardian online reports that Greenblatt’s visit is “part of efforts by the White House to formulate a more coherent vision of how it will proceed with the Middle East peace process”.

The Evening Standard reports that a Palestinian attacker was shot dead near Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday after attempting to stab two Israeli Border Police officers.

The i says that the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights has called for an investigation into claims that Palestinian Authority (PA) forces applied violent tactics to break up a demonstration in Ramallah on Sunday. People had gathered on the streets to protest against PA security cooperation with Israel.

As part of its “Letter From…” series, the Evening Standard reports from Kibbutz Nirim near the Gaza border, where residents express concern over “escalating tension” in the area. The residents also express sympathy for the everyday conditions endured by Palestinians in Gaza and say there is a need for a humanitarian solution.

The Financial Times, Telegraph, Times and City AM report on yesterday’s announcement that Intel has acquired the Israeli autonomous driving company Mobileye for £12.6bn. It is the highest price ever paid for an Israeli tech company. Mobileye shares on the New York Stock Exchange jumped by 28.2 per cent yesterday.

The Times online reports that Iran has begun to produce its own battle tank, “as Tehran looks to reduce its reliance on Russian imports” for its military.

In the Israeli media, the front pages of Yediot Ahronot, Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom are dominated by the purchase of Mobileye by Intel. Both Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom simply display the value of the deal across the front page as their headline. Providing some insight into the deal, Yehuda Sharoni in Maariv predicts that the tax on the deal, worth several billion pounds, will be used to reduce income tax and VAT. As for the timing of such a reduction, he says: “My guess is that it will happen in the last quarter of 2017. Why then? Because it is believed that Knesset elections will be held toward early 2018 and there is nothing like reducing taxes to attract voters.”

Israel Radio news reports that US envoy Jason Greenblatt met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday and discussed ways to advance the peace process. Greenblatt described the meeting as positive and very productive.

Israel Radio also reports that the Ministerial Committee for Legislation will today discuss a draft bill to apply Israeli sovereignty to the West Bank city of Ma’aleh Adumim, east of Jerusalem. Maariv says the discussion will take place despite Prime Minister Netanyahu’s attempts to prevent it during Greenblatt’s visit.

Haaretz reports that Iran has been building underground manufacturing facilities in Lebanon in order to help build missiles for Hezbollah.

Israel Radio news says that the Knesset House Committee will today discuss the potential removal of Joint Arab List MK Basel Ghattas from the Knesset. Ghattas was charged with smuggling mobile phones and SIM cards to Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli prisons. Likud Minister Ze’ev Elkin is spearheading an effort to apply a recent law which would allow a majority vote of MKs to remove a colleague.