The Telegraph online reports that there have been multiple casualties after an Israeli bus plummeted off a cliff in the West Bank overnight.

The Metro, Independent and i report that Israel’s Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan announced yesterday plans to partially decriminalise marijuana, by fining rather than prosecuting those using it privately. He said that such a measure would allow police resources  to be redirected towards combatting “dangerous drugs”. The Metro notes that Israel is a “world leader in medical marijuana research”.

The Independent covers comments made by Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman at a conference, who said that in the next conflict, Israel will go “full strength until the end, until the other side… raises a white flag”.

The Times covers Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech yesterday at the Republican congressional retreat, highlighting a comment in which she said that more should be done by the UK and US to defend allies such as Israel in “tough neighbourhoods”.

Also in the Times, Michael Gove expresses similar support, writing: “A confident Britain, alongside other kindred nation states who believe in strong borders and democratic values, such as Japan, Israel, Poland and the Baltic republics, could reinvigorate the West.”

The Metro also reports on May’s speech yesterday, singling out her comment that the nuclear deal with Iran is “vitally important,” while the Times says that May will tell US President Donald Trump at a meeting today that tearing up the nuclear deal, as he pledged during the election campaign, will backfire.

The Times reports that President Trump is considering an executive order which would cut funding to UN bodies whose members include the Palestinian Authority (PA) or Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). In the Guardian, Julian Borger says that American allies, including those in Europe, have reacted “with a mix of alarm and scepticism” to such reports.

Writing in the Guardian online Issam Aruri, Director of the Jerusalem Legal Aid Centre, says that Israelis and Palestinians are both “paying for the stalled peace process with their lives”. He calls on the international community to “step up to the task of creating the conditions… that will bring both parties to the negotiating table”.

The Guardian covers comments made yesterday by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the House of Lords International Relations Select Committee, who indicated a change of policy over Syria, saying that although President Bashar al-Assad must go, “we are open-minded about how that happens and the timescale”.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot and Maariv is the announcement by Minister Gilad Erdan that he intends to partially decriminalise marijuana. Both newspapers call the decision a “revolution”.

Yediot Ahronot, Israel Hayom and Israel Radio report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be questioned for a third time today as part of a criminal investigation against him. It is thought that he will be asked about an alleged quid pro quo agreement with the publisher of Yediot Ahronot, which would have seen Netanyahu support legislation limiting the circulation of a rival in return for more positive coverage.

Maariv highlights comments made by Netanyahu yesterday via social media, in which he accused politicians of pressuring the Attorney General to issue charges against him. Netanyahu said: “This is an attempted coup by undemocratic means.” Zionist Union MK Mickey Rosenthal is quoted saying in response that “a decent prime minister is replaced at the ballot box and a corrupt prime minister is replaced by a court ruling… This is no coup”.

Israel Radio news reports on separate comments by Netanyahu in which he said that following his recent conversation with President Trump, it is clear he understands the dangers of Iran’s ambitions.