BBC News Online, the Guardian and the Times report on the alleged bombing by Israeli jets of a Syrian government facility near Hama linked to the regime’s chemical weapons programme. The raid was reported to have taken place on the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre last night, and Syrian opposition figures said four Israeli aircraft were involved in the strike.

The Independent reports on the criticism surrounding Israel’s arms sales to the Burmese military. The criticism follows increasing reports of violence in Burma’s northern Rakhine state, and a army crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya community. At least 400 people are said to have died and nearly 125,000 have fled to Bangladesh.

The Daily Mail reports on the excavations of ancient seals used by bureaucrats and officials in the Kingdom of Judah over 2,700 years ago. The seals were uncovered as part of an excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem. The Bullae – from which the Hebrew word for stamp, bul, is derived – are small pieces of clay which were used to seal letters in the ancient kingdom.

The Daily Mail also reports that the controversial former aide to US President Donald Trump, Sebastian Gorka, will give the keynote address at an anti-terrorism conference organised by the IDC Herzilya, a private college. Gorka’s claim to be a counter-terror expert has been repeatedly questioned by his peers.

The BBC reports on the detention of prominent human rights activist Issa Amro by the Palestinian Authority (PA). Amro was detained by Palestinian security forces in Hebron. The PA have not commented on the detention but a local human rights NGO claims that he is being accused of “causing strife”. Amnesty International alleges that the arrest was motivated by Amro’s criticism of the arrest of a local radio journalist and his call for the resignation of PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

Yediot Ahronot prints excerpts from Shimon Peres’s autobiography, “No Room for Small Dreams,”  that he dictated weeks before he passed away this time last year.  The first revelation is a behind the scenes account of how he built the nuclear reactor in Dimona. According to Peres, “the Dimona reactor ensures that our country can never be destroyed”.  At the time, Peres was in the minority; Golda Meir was concerned the project would damage relations with the US, the head of Mossad was worried about the Soviet response and Levi Eshkol the finance minister warned “he wouldn’t get a penny from him”.

Yediot Ahronot follows the money trail in the submarine affair, case 3,000.  The paper suggests the police suspect that the consulting firm owned by Nati Mor and Tzahi Lieber, both of whom are under arrest, served as a conduit for Mickey Ganor, the state’s witness in the case, to pay bribes to David Sharan, a former chief of staff in the Prime Minister’s Office.

In case 1,000, the gifts affair, Maariv suggests the police are considering questioning Prime Minister Netanyahu for allegedly receiving bribes from Arnon Milchan. This came as a result of Milchan’s questioning under caution last week in London. Even Israel Hayom reports the police assessment that there is “strong evidence of bribery in case 1,000”.

Maariv covers a rally for supporters of Gidon Saar as he continues his campaign to return to front line politics. At a Likud gathering to toast the Jewish New Year in Or Yehuda, he referred to the Prime Minister’s predicament: “A man must not be judged in newspaper headlines, in the social media or in the city square. There are prosecution and judicial authorities in Israel and only they are authorized to decide.” He also challenged criticism of the legal institutions, saying: “The Likud is a mainstream party. It leads the way and marks the direction. It is not a fringe party and it must not lower itself to the fringes. We must guard the important state institutions and respect them. We have one IDF, one GSS, we have one justice system and one police.”

Haaretz reports that the Jerusalem municipality will discuss expanding the settlement of Nof Zion in the heart of Jabal Mukkaber.  Nof Zion was built six years ago and currently includes 91 apartments. The plan will consider granting building permits for a further 176 units.

Maariv reports that the former governor of the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fisher, has resigned from the US Federal Reserve.