Overview
- The German government will lift August’s restrictions on weapons exports to Israel on November 24, reverting to individual licensing decisions and pointing to a steady Gaza truce since October 10.
- In Paris, Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron signed a letter of intent for up to 100 Rafale jets plus SAMP/T air-defense and radar systems, with a package envisioned over roughly a decade and financing not yet settled.
- Ukrainian officials reported at least three dead and ten injured after a Russian rocket strike on Balakliia in the Kharkiv region overnight.
- A Russian attack set a Turkish LNG tanker ablaze at Ukraine’s Danube port of Izmail, prompting evacuations on the Romanian side, according to Ukrainian authorities and Romanian emergency services.
- Russia said its forces captured Mala Tokmatschka and Rivnopillia in the Zaporizhzhia region, a claim not confirmed by Kyiv, as the U.S. administration and Republican lawmakers pursue tougher economic measures targeting trade with Moscow and Ukraine seeks funding to scale drone production.