The Guardian online reports that France and Germany have sharply criticised the Regulation Law, passed by the Knesset earlier this week, which retroactively hands residents the right to live in West Bank outposts that were built either unknowingly or with government assistance on private Palestinian land. The German Foreign Ministry said that “trust in the Israeli government’s commitment to the two-state solution” has been “fundamentally shaken”.

Writing in the Guardian online, Yehuda Shaul, co-founder of the Israeli anti-occupation pressure group Breaking the Silence, criticises the actions of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who this week asked Prime Minister Theresa May to stop the UK government’s funding of his organisation and similar groups. He said: “Friends of Israel in the UK should ask themselves what it means to be pro-Israel: is it helping Netanyahu maintain the occupation, turning us into an apartheid state? Or is it helping to restore democracy through ending the occupation, thus actualising a two-state solution?”

The Independent covers a Times of Israel report which indicates that an increasing number of Hamas fighters are joining the ISIS-affiliate Sinai Province terror group, which operates in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, adjacent to the Gaza Strip and Israel.

The i says that the Trump administration is considering a proposal to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. Last week the US  introduced new sanctions on a number of individuals and bodies linked to Iranian ballistic missile development following a missile test.

The Financial Times online includes an article analysing why Israel is “leading the world in R&D development”. It says that Israel spends a greater share of its annual GDP on research and development than any other developed nation.

The Financial Times print edition reports that Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva has confirmed that it is being investigated by Israeli authorities in connection with a case settled with US authorities last year, in which it was accused of paying bribes to senior officials around the world in order to promote its affairs.

The i covers a global poll which suggests that young people in Israel are among the happiest in the world.

In the Israeli media, the top item in Yediot Ahronot, Maariv and Israel Hayom is rocket fire last night from the Sinai Peninsula, heading towards the southern Israeli city of Eilat. Three rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, while another was allowed to land harmlessly in open land. No injuries or damage were reported from the attack.

Israel Radio news says that schools in Eilat will open as usual today despite the rocket fire, and that Israel is working with Egyptian authorities to ascertain exactly who was responsible for the attack. The ISIS-affiliated Sinai Province group has previously claimed responsibility for firing rockets at southern Israel.

Israel Radio covers Palestinian media reports that the Egyptian military recently destroyed six tunnel entrances on the border between the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula.

A major item in Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom, which is also covered by Israel Radio, is reports that a probe into the so-called “Submarine Affair” will soon become a formal criminal investigation. It is alleged that a submarine deal with a German steel company was influenced by the business interests of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyer. However, Netanyahu himself is apparently not a suspect in the case.

The top story in Haaretz is further claims in a case against Netanyahu involving his dealings with prominent businessmen. Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan allegedly said that he was “disgusted” when Netanyahu requested that he purchase an expensive item of jewellery for him.