BBC News, the Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Independent, FT, ITV News, Sky News and Reuters report that Turkey and Russia have agreed a “historic” deal aimed at keeping Kurdish forces away from Syria’s border with Turkey. Under the deal, Syrian and Russian forces will immediately oversee a withdrawal of Kurdish forces. The deal sets out plans for joint Turkish-Russian patrols along the border next week. The agreement was announced after six hours of talks between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Vladimir in Sochi.

Reuters reports that the Kremlin has claimed that the US has betrayed and abandoned the Syrian Kurds and advised the Kurds to withdraw from the Syrian border as per a deal between Moscow and Ankara or be ‘mauled’ by the Turkish army.

Reuters reports that Syrian President Bashar al Assad has denounced Turkey for attacking north-east Syria and reiterated a pledge to retake all areas lost to Damascus in years of civil war

Reuters reports that a Trump administration special envoy has declared that the prospects for an end to Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria were better than a week ago.

Reuters reports that the commander of Kurdish-led SDF fighters has informed the US that it has carried out all of its obligations under a US-brokered truce to withdraw forces from a border area with Turkey in north-east Syria.

The FT reports that Turkey’s plan to create a ‘safe zone’ has led to the displacement of 160,000 people. Reuters reports that Kurdish families are stuck in crowded schools after fleeing north-east Syria.

Sky News reports that refugees fleeing Turkish forces are being charged hundreds of US dollars each to cross from Syria into Iraq.

Reuters reports that the Iraqi military has stated that US forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit.

In Sky News, Dominic Waghorn claims that “Russia and Turkey now ‘own the problem’ of north-east Syria”.

In the Guardian, Ece Temelkuran maintains that “Kurdish female fighters are once again pawns in a bigger political game”.

In the Times, Richard Spencer claims that the “US gift to Assad keeps on giving”: “In Syria it is necessary to look beyond the cries of outrage and the claims of victory to see what is really going on”.

In the Independent, Slavoj Zizek opines that “European leftists are rejecting the Kurds over their reliance on the US. It is just another disgusting betrayal”.

The Times, FT and Reuters report that President Rivlin will ask Blue and White leader Benny Gantz to create a national unity coalition. Gantz will need to secure the backing of 61 members of the 120-seat Knesset in the next 28 days to become PM. On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded that he had no majority and had failed to form a government.

Reuters reports that US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, presidential adviser Jared Kushner, State Department Iran adviser Brian Hook and Kushner adviser Avi Berkowitz will lead Washington’s delegation to the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh.

The Guardian and Times report that Foreign Office minister Andrew Murrison MP has stated that there was no official estimate of how many British children are trapped in Syria. Murrison told MPs the government was seeking to repatriate orphans and unaccompanied children, but was not in a position to confirm estimates released by Save the Children that 60 children needed assistance.

BBC News reports an Iraqi government committee has found that almost 150 civilians were killed during protests in Iraq earlier this month as a result of security personnel using excessive force and live gunfire. About 70% of the deaths were caused by bullet wounds to the head or chest, according to the report.

Reuters reports that Lebanese banks will remain closed for a fifth working day amid uncertainty over how Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri plans to extract billions of dollars from the financial sector to help ease an economic crisis that has ignited national protests.

BBC News, the Times and Independent report that removing Shamima Begum’s citizenship after she went to Syria left her stateless and at risk of hanging, a court has heard. Her lawyer said Begum is in “an incredibly fragile and dangerous” position in a Syrian refugee camp.

The Independent reports that Oxfam has warned that 15 million people in Yemen are at risk of deadly diseases such as cholera after their water supplies have been severely cut.

Reuters reports that China is organising peace talks among Afghanistan’s rival factions after negotiations between the Taliban and the US on the withdrawal of US forces broke down.

Reuters reports that Egypt has accepted a US invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers over a project for a giant hydropower dam on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile that is causing an escalating spat between the two African countries.

Reuters reports that six police officers including two senior commanders have been killed in northern Iraq when IS militants opened fire during a reconnaissance mission.

Reuters reports that Saudi Aramco’s much-vaunted stock market listing was delayed after deal advisers said they need more time to lock in cornerstone investors.

The Telegraph reports that an Iranian beauty queen is seeking asylum in the Philippines, fearing for her life after Tehran demanded her extradition for a crime she claims she did not commit.

In the Telegraph, Con Coughlin maintains that a “post-Brexit Britain has a vital role to play in bringing Nato back together”.

In the FT, Chloe Cornish examines the “industry of peacemakers capitalis[ing] on global conflict”.

Israeli security cabinet to meet next week: Israeli Army Radio reported that the security cabinet will be hastily convened next week for an “unplanned” meeting to discuss various security threats. An security official told Army Radio that the IDF would escalate its response in any future round of fighting with Hamas in Gaza, while reports last night quoted concerns by Israeli official sources regarding a surprise cruise missile or drone attack by Iran. In related news, all Israeli media reported this morning that an IDF drone fell on the Lebanese side of the Israel-Lebanon border. The IDF said the drone was on “routine security activity.” Lebanese media claimed a local man shot it down with a hunting rifle.

Trump sends birthday letter to Netanyahu: All the Israeli media reported that President Trump sent Benjamin Netanyahu a letter on his 70^th birthday. Trump praised the US-Israel relationship and thanked Netanyahu, who he called “one of my closest allies,” for his “strong leadership and loyal friendship.” Despite the platitudes, Israeli media reports highlighted the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin actually called Netanyahu for his birthday, and contrasted it with the fact that Netanyahu and Trump have not spoken directly since just before the 17 September Israeli election.

Settler violence towards security forces increases: Haaretz reported on recent attacks perpetrated by extremist settlers in and around the settlement of Yitzhar, in the northern West Bank. Over the past week several violent incidents have taken place, including against Israeli security forces (rock throwing, tyre slashing and overall intimidation). The Haaretz report quoted several current and former senior military officers saying that local settler leaders and national politicians provide political cover for these attacks, by creating “an environment where everything is permissible.” The officials highlighted that settler violence only made news when IDF soldiers were targeted – and not when Palestinians or regular Israeli police were the victims. “A small handful perpetrate the attacks, but the environment that allows it isn’t just a small handful….no one talks about this openly,” said one unnamed senior IDF officer.