The Times and the Guardian report that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave evidence in court in a £66,500 lawsuit he and his wife Sara are bringing against Yediot Ahronot journalist Yigal Sarna.

The case centres on a Facebook post Sarna published claiming that Mrs Netanyahu forced her husband out of his official car after an argument. Both articles mention that the Prime Minister is currently embroiled in two criminal investigations, over illicit gifts from prominent businessmen and an alleged quid pro quo arrangement with Yediot Ahronot’s publisher. They also note that Mrs Netanyahu has paid damages to two-former employees at the official residence.

The Times reports that a 78-year-old man in Holon killed a nurse at a clinic after setting her on fire with flammable liquid. He apparently carried out the attack after being dissatisfied with the treatment he received.  Israeli media reports described him as “mentally unstable”.

The Independent quotes extensively from Hugh Lanning’s account of being denied entry into Israel from the UK earlier this week. Lanning, a leading figure in the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The Independent says that Lanning is the first UK citizen denied entry to Israel after a new law was passed in the Knesset last week granting immigration officers new powers to deny entry to foreign nationals if they publicly promote a boycott of Israel. Lanning said: “Stopping people going in won’t stop criticism.”

The Telegraph online reports that a United Nations’ investigative commission in Syria has said that government forces deliberately bombed a school complex in the north of the country, killing 21 children.

The Times online says that the son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has been imprisoned for six months, after distributing a letter from his father calling for a public trial. Karroubi has been under house arrest for six years, along with Mir Hossein Mousavi, who together ran as opposition candidates in a controversial election against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

In the Israeli media, the lead story is the killing of nurse Tova Kararo in Holon.  Israel Hayom carries the front page headline, “Nurse came to work—and was murdered”. Maariv says that the 78-year-old perpetrator claimed that he had been poisoned by staff at the clinic. Israel Radio news reports that the entire health system will strike for two hours this morning, in protest at violence aimed at health staff.

A prominent item in Maariv and Israel Hayom is yesterday’s court appearance by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the claims made by Yediot Ahronot journalist Yigal Sarna. Both reports highlight Netanyahu’s description of Sarna’s story as “insane vilifications” against him and his wife.

Israel Radio news covers yesterday’s meeting between US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Jason Greenblatt and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas. The report claims that Greenblatt presented Abbas with a proposal for returning to talks with Israel, which includes curbs on Israeli settlement building.

Yediot Ahronot reports that former-Amona residents, who were recently evacuated from their West Bank outpost, have given Prime Minister Netanyahu an ultimatum to begin construction on a new settlement for their use by the end of the month, as agreed prior to their evacuation. If work does not begin, they will themselves apparently begin such construction.

Israel Hayom reports that two people were killed yesterday, following an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in central Israel.