Ukraine reportedly targeted the city of Rylsk in the Kursk region with ATACMS missiles.

German Chancellor Scholz will visit Moscow on a peace mission, Der Spiegel claimed.

The chancellor's office denied the claims.

American delegation to Damascus reportedly discussed with the new Syrian administration the lifting of sanctions on Syria including the Caesar Act as well as the potential removal of HTS from the terrorism lists, presenting certain conditions for its removal from the lists.

Delegation also called on the new government to implement a credible political process and to protect minorities in Syria.

Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades published footage of the targeting of an Israeli military site with an Al-Zawari kamikaze UAV.

New massacre by Israel: 7 people were killed, including 6 children, after airstrike on a home in Jabalia al-Nazla, northern Gaza Strip.

The destruction in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip after Israeli strikes.

Trump told NATO members he expects them to increase defense spending to 5% of their GDP, Financial Times reported.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his German counterpart that PKK and YPG must lay down their weapons and dissolve the organizations.

Source: Sky News Arabia

Donald Trump will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine as he believes that supplying weapons to Kyiv after a ceasefire would ensure a “peace through strength” outcome.

German Foreign Minister Baerbock:

Kurdish groups must be disarmed and integrated into the national army in Syria, Turkish security must not be threatened from northern Syria.

US State Department announced the cancellation of $10 million reward for information on Syrian leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

United States is considering lifting sanctions on Syria; if the new government is responsive and shows progress, State Department announced.

US State Department:

Iran will have no role in the future of Syria.

US State Department:

Türkiye has great influence in Syria and has interests related to its national security.

United States will provide technical support to the new Syrian government to document and uncover the crimes of the Assad regime.

US State Department:

Discussions with Ahmed Al-Sharaa were good and very fruitful.

American diplomats believe that Al-Sharaa is pragmatic and holds moderate views on women's rights and equality.

NEW: Nariman Dzhelyal Enverovych, first deputy chairman of the Crimean Tatar Parliament, has been appointed as Ukraine's ambassador to Türkiye.

Enverovych was sentenced to 17 years in prison and a fine of 700,000 roubles by the Russian-controlled so-called Supreme Court of Crimea on 21 September 2022.

There were no requests from Berlin for Scholz to travel to Russia, Kremlin announced.

The mobilization age in Ukraine will be reduced to 18-20 years no later than March 2025, Advisor to the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development Nazariy Volyansky claimed.

Volyansky thinks that Western countries will force Ukraine to reduce mobilization age by blackmailing Ukraine.