Media Summary
Hamas says war with Israel unlikely
The Times reports that ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack last Friday in Jerusalem in which a border guard was killed by three men, and promised more attacks to come. A spokesperson for the Israeli police has dismissed the claim: “At this stage no indication has been found that it was directed by terrorist organisations.” The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has also claimed responsibility the attack. The i reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu has revoked visitation rights for 200,000 Palestinians approved for Ramadan following the attack.
The Times also reports that the US shot down a Syrian air force jet yesterday west of Raqqa. A statement from the US-led mission against ISIS said the plane was bombing US-backed SDF forces; Syrian state media claim the jet was bombing ISIS positions.
City AM reports that the Israeli cabinet yesterday approved a new law that would ban the overseas sale of binary options by online trading companies based in Israel. It is expected to be fast-tracked in parliament, according to an Israel Securities Authority spokesperson.
Yediot Ahronot, Haaretz and Maariv all feature reports on a car ramming attack in London in the early hours of Monday morning against Muslim worshippers, which left at least one dead and ten injured.
Maariv reports that the Israel Press Council has demanded that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and State Attorney Shai Nitzan explain why a raid took place on the book publisher of Yedioth Ahronoth. The raid confiscated the manuscript of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s autobiography, as well as additional manuscripts on political and diplomatic topics.
Haaretz and Yediot Ahronot reports statements by Hamas in Gaza in which the organisation says war with Israel is unlikely.
Yediot Ahronot reports on women-led protests in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa against a spate of recent murders of women.
The Times of Israel reports that Education Minister Naftali Bennett submitted legislation that would require a special two-thirds Knesset majority on any decision to divide Jerusalem under a future peace deal with the Palestinians to the Knesset’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation for approval.
Yediot Ahronot reports that the BBC has apologised for its misleading headline following the Jerusalem terror attack on Friday.
The Times of Israel reports that the cabinet has voted to ban Israel’s multi-billion dollar widely fraudulent binary options industry.