The Times reports that an Israeli soldier was stabbed by a Palestinian assailant in the West Bank yesterday, in the community of Efrat near Bethlehem. The article notes that the stabbing was one of several attacks carried out by Palestinians against Israelis over the weekend. The i also covers yesterday’s knife attack, noting that the Palestinian assailant was shot and arrested at the scene and that the IDF has sent troop reinforcements to the West Bank in the wake of the weekend attacks.

The Times’s correspondent Greg Carlstrom writes a piece reflecting his own observations and experiences of Tel Aviv’s dog culture, with the city claiming to be the “dog capital of the world”. He says that typically young and secular Tel Avivians often own dogs “as a temporary substitute for children”.

The Financial Times includes a report on Israeli government efforts to boost what it says is a flagging tourism industry, especially around the Red City resort city of Eilat. Although Eilat remains a more attractive destination than Red Sea resorts in Egypt and Jordan, the report says that it is more expensive than comparable destinations in Greece and Cyprus. Israel’s government is subsidising budget flights and constructing a new international airport just north of Eilat.

Meanwhile, on Syria, the online editions of the Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Financial Times and the Independent report that a US-led air strike over the weekend has left the current ceasefire in a precarious situation. The air strike, which the US said was a mistake, killed 62 Syrian government troops backed by Russia. Moscow called an emergency UN Security Council meeting and accused Washington of deliberately attacking the Syrian army and consequently boosting ISIS.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Israel Hayom and Haaretz is a meeting which is due to take place on Wednesday in New York between Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with Netanyahu set to address the forum on Thursday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said that the two leaders will discuss the military aid deal signed between the countries last week and prospects for a two-state solution.

Yediot Ahronot suggests that Obama is planning to launch a last-ditch peace plan before leaving office in January. Meanwhile, Maariv asks “Will they part as friends?” with Netanyahu and Obama thought to have endured an often fraught relationship.

The top item in Maariv is a legislative initiative to retroactively legalise settler outposts in the West Bank including Amona, which Israel’s High Court recently ordered must be dismantled as it is built on private Palestinian land. Twenty five Likud MKs yesterday pledged their support for such a bill. However, Likud MK Benny Begin described the initiative as “highway robbery”.

Israel Radio news covers a speech yesterday evening to party activists by Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid. Recent polls indicate that Yesh Atid is currently the most popular party. Lapid said that Yesh Atid will run to become the ruling party in the next election and that as Prime Minister, he would limit the premiership to two terms.

Meanwhile, the top story in Yediot Ahronot, also covered prominently in Maariv is extensive work on Israel’s railways, which will see stations in Tel Aviv closed for the next eight days, causing widespread disruption to commuters.