The Telegraph reports that IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has revoked the so-called ‘Hannibal Doctrine’. The directive allowed Israeli troops to use overwhelming firepower in the event of a fellow soldier being captured by the enemy. Even if such action endangers the life of the soldier, the doctrine is designed to prevent Israeli soldiers being taken captive. The procedure was used during Operation Protective Edge but did not prevent Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin form being captured by Hamas, although he is presumed to have been killed. Eisenkot has apparently scrapped the procedure as it is too widely open to interpretation.

There is plenty of commentary on Turkey’s reconciliation with Israel this week, which was also coupled by an apparent Turkish apology to Moscow for the shooting down of a Russian jet over Syria last November. In the Times, Tom Coughlan describes a “more pragmatic” Turkish foreign policy, designed especially to reverse over-dependence on Russian energy. A Financial Times editorial says that there are “numerous commercial reasons for this change of tack” by Ankara, but that “security concerns were probably paramount” in the increasingly pragmatic approach. Meanwhile, the Telegraph says that Turkey’s President Erdoğan is trying “to break out of isolation,” yet the Times predicts it will be hard for Turkey to reconcile with Egypt, given Turkey’s support for President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.

The Guardian online reports that Lebanon’s government has warned of a heightened terror threat, following suicide attacks earlier this week, which killed five people in the Christian village of al-Qaa near the Syrian border. The attacks are thought to have been the work of ISIS.

In the Israeli media, the top story in Yediot Ahronot, Maariv, Haaretz and Israel Hayom is the terror attack yesterday at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which Israel Radio news reports has killed at least 41 people. Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that no Israelis were among the dead. However, many of this morning’s dailies include eyewitness reports from Israelis who were at the airport when the explosion occurred.

In another Turkey-related item, Israel Hayom, Yediot Ahronot, Maariv and Haaretz all report that Israel’s security cabinet is set to meet this morning to discuss and vote on the reconciliation agreement which was confirmed earlier this week between Israel and Turkey. The deal restores full diplomatic relations and allows Turkey to provide aid to the Gaza Strip. It also approves a compensation package for the families of those killed while attempting to prevent Israeli commandos from boarding the Mavi Marmara protest ship in 2010. Israel Radio news says that it is not yet clear whether the security cabinet will approve the agreement, with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Ministers Steinitz and Galant in favour, while Ministers Bennett and Shaked have already expressed their opposition with Defence Minister Lieberman set to follow. The positions of other security cabinet members remains unknown.

Israel Radio news says that the families of two Israeli soldiers whose remains are in Gaza and an Israeli citizen who is thought to be held by Hamas, are urging ministers not to approve the deal until it is tied to the fate of their loved ones. Oren Shaul and Hadar Goldin were killed during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, while Avera Mengistu wandered into Gaza two years ago and remains in Hamas’ hands.

Meanwhile, Israel Radio also reports that a ban on MKs visiting the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City will be reinstated. It had previously been decided that Knesset members would be allowed to visit the site once again, with violence having calmed in recent weeks. However, with clashes having taken place there throughout the week, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Public Security Minister Erdan have reintroduced the restriction once again.