The Times and the online edition of The Telegraph both cover the agreement reached between Israel’s government and the residents of Amona, which appears to have facilitated a peaceful evacuation of the West Bank outpost. With a High Court order to evacuate Amona by 25 December, supporters of the residents had gathered to disrupt the evictions and potentially confront security forces. However, The Times says that the government offer to relocate many of the residents on adjacent land may be challenged in court by the Israeli NGO Yesh Din. The Telegraph online quotes senior Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni, who said it is “unfortunate that the threat of violence works”.

The Times reports that Tunisia has blamed “foreign elements” for the murder of an engineer with expertise in drone development, who is thought to have worked alongside Hamas to develop unmanned aircraft in the Gaza Strip. The article notes that the comment is “adding to the suspicion” that Israel’s Mossad agency carried out the assassination, as claimed by Hamas. The article notes that if true, it would be the first high-profile Mossad assassination under the leadership of Yossi Cohen, who took over as head of the organisation in January.

The Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Financial Times, i and Evening Standard all report that Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz is being questioned by Israeli police on suspicion of bribing government officials in Guinea over mining rights in the country.

The Times says that Kenya has deported two Iranians who were accused of collecting information to facilitate a terror attack on the Israeli embassy in Nairobi. Their lawyer said that there was no evidence against them.

In Syria, The Independent and the online edition of The Financial Times both report that the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) has called for monitors to be sent to Aleppo to oversee the evacuation of civilians.

Commenting in The Telegraph online, BICOM CEO James Sorene says that “The real lesson from Aleppo for Western leaders is to end their cautious incrementalism” and to “balance” the risks of action “against the devastating future impact of inaction”.

The front pages of the Israeli media are dominated by the assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey and the truck attack at a Christmas market in Berlin yesterday. Maariv calls the assassination “Insanity in Ankara,” while Yossi Melman says in the same publication that while shocking, the killing is unlikely to significantly impact Russia-Turkey relations. Israel Radio news says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent his condolences to the Russian people and condemned the attack, commenting that it highlighted the need of the civilised world to unite in the battle against terrorist forces.

In domestic news, Israel Hayom says that Joint Arab List MK Basel Ghattas will be questioned by police today over accusations he smuggled mobile phones to imprisoned Palestinian security prisoners. Yediot Ahronot says that Ghattas is thought to have smuggled around a dozen phones in his coat. Maariv focuses on Likud Minister Ze’ev Elkin’s attempt to apply a law passed in July, which allows Knesset members to dismiss fellow MKs under special circumstances. Elkin’s initiative is opposed by opposition parties Zionist Union and Yesh Atid, who both favour allowing the legal process to take its course. Haaretz highlights the response of Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh, who said: “The allegations against MK Basel Ghattas in the media are very grave.”

Israel Radio news reports that the Knesset Finance Committee has approved the state budget, an important stage in its eventual passage. Finance Committee Chairman MK Moshe Gafni of the United Torah Judaism party commented that important changes had been made to the budget bill for the benefit of the public, the economy and the state.