The Daily Mail and Reuters both report on a speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, in which he accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of working with US President Donald Trump to undermine the Iran nuclear deal and start a regional war.

The Daily Mail also reports that Norway has agreed to host the former Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu, according to his Norwegian wife. An official form Norway’s immigration agency confirmed that the request had been approved. Vanunu was imprisoned in 1986 for disclosing the inner workings of Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant to the Sunday Times, he spent over 10 years of his sentence in solitary confinement and upon release in 2004 was the subject of restraining orders, forbidding him from traveling, contacting foreigners or speaking to the media.

BBC News Online reports that September has been the deadliest month in Syria’s civil war so far this year. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has said the more than 3,300 people died in September, including 995 civilians. The monitoring group said that 70 per cent of civilian deaths were caused by Russian, Syrian government or US-led coalition air strikes.

Maariv, Yediot Ahronot and Israel Hayom all go for the same lead headline this morning: “Catalonia’s war of Independence”. Haaretz also covers the clashes between police and voters in Catalonia, declaring over 800 people injured. Elsewhere in the paper, Yediot Ahronot refers to the “era of disengagement” and cites Catalonia, the Kurds and Brexit as example of citizens wanting to separate their identities.

Maariv and Yediot Ahronot both report that no Government Ministers attended the annual memorial for fallen soldiers of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. Yediot Ahronot juxtaposes; “All ministers show up at bills to make political appointments; none attend ceremony in memory of fallen”. The bill refers to draft legislation that will allow ministers to appoint a deputy director-general without issuing a government tender. Regarding the ceremony, Yediot Ahronot notes on “2,297 fallen – 0 ministers”. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and various former Chiefs of Staff were in attendance to pay their respects. Israel Hayom notes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised for the mistake of not sending a Government representative to the memorial ceremony. Maariv also quotes the Prime Minister, saying: “I regret that there was no Government representation at the memorial ceremony for the soldiers who fell during the Yom Kippur War. That is a regrettable mistake and I apologise to the bereaved families. I have instructed the Cabinet Secretary to make sure that in the future there will be representation at ceremonies for the fallen soldiers of Israel’s wars. There is no greater duty than that towards our dear ones who fell so that we could live in our country.”

Haaretz reports on the decision to extend the closure of the West Bank for the duration of upcoming Succot festival. The decision was made by Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman in light of the terror attack last week in Har Adar.

Israel Hayom notes with pride the promotion of the first female squadron leader in the Israeli Air Force. Lt. Col. Keren Koblio was appointed last week and will take up her new command in the summer.

Maariv follows the efforts of Likud MK Anat Berko to advance plans to separate Arab neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem and hand them over to Palestinian control. Having presented the plans to the Prime Minister, the paper quotes the Prime Minister dismissing the proposal.

Kan Radio News reports that members of the PA government are scheduled to arrive in the Gaza Strip, accompanied by dozens of officials and leaders of the security organisations in order to take control over the civil administration of Gaza. The delegation is being led by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and he will meet with Hamas leaders Ismail Haniya and Yahya Sinwar.