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Media Summary

Netanyahu says all embassies should be in Jerusalem

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The Times reports that Palestinian Jamil Tamimi has been charged for the murder of Hannah Bladon, who was stabbed in Jerusalem on Good Friday. The Daily Telegraph reports that Tamimi had a history of mental health problems.

The i reports that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate a Middle East peace settlement, speaking yesterday after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Times reports that Russian MP Vasily Tarasyuk has drowned in the Dead Sea whilst on holiday in Israel.

In the Israeli media, Haaretz reports that David Friedman, America’s new ambassador to Israel, has told Israeli officials that President Trump is serious about peace and that Israel should cooperate with the President on his peace initiative. In related news, Maariv announce that the assessment of the Trump administration is that Abbas has decided to reach a peace agreement.

Haaretz reports a speech by Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah suggesting that in the event of another confrontation, some of the fighting could take place within Israeli territory.

The Times of Israel and Israel Radio report that Prime Minister Netanyahu, speaking at a Likud event, has said that said that all foreign embassies in Israel, chief among them the American embassy, should be located in Jerusalem.

Maariv reports an announcement by Hamas that it has apprehended a suspect in the murder of Mazen Fuqaha, a top Hamas official who was shot to death outside his home in Gaza.

Maariv and the Times of Israel report that an Israeli has reached the final of the Eurovision Song contest.

Maariv, Yediot Ahronot, and Israel Hayom all report on a case of parental neglect in the city of Hadera, in which a 14-year-old boy child had been imprisoned at home his entire life.

Yediot Ahronot report that more than 7,000 military personnel from over 20 nations, including the US and Saudi Arabia, are taking part in a multinational military exercise called “Eager Lion” in Jordan.

Yediot Ahronot report that an indictment was filed against 23-year-old Malak Hamed for the murder of Sgt. Elchai Teharlev in a car-ramming attack in April in the West Bank.