Staking out a position on Gaza distinct from Biden’s helps her woo progressives & other voters angry at the WH support for Israel, but it also carries risk. If she aligns herself too closely w Israel’s critics, she could hand Trump an opening. Alex Ward wsj.com/politics/elect…

Psyched to join the The New York Times International desk as an editor, starting this week! nytco.com/press/caroline…

As talks for a Gaza ceasefire drag out w no clear breakthrough in sight, U.S. officials see a silver lining: Iran & Lebanese Hezbollah have for now held off on what many feared would be a major retaliatory attack against Israel. W Alex Ward Alan Cullison wsj.com/world/middle-e…

As ceasefire negotiations proceed, “U.S. officials see a silver lining: Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah have for now held off on what many feared would be a major retaliatory attack against Israel.” W/ ⁦Lara Seligman⁩ ⁦Alan Cullison⁩ wsj.com/world/middle-e…

With prospects for a cease-fire in Gaza hanging in the balance, the Biden administration is facing the political limits of the power of U.S. arms sales. Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف Jared Malsin wsj.com/world/middle-e…

The Pentagon continues to assess that there is a threat of attack against Israel by Iran and its proxies, even after the events of this weekend.

Those Tinder ads warning not to join Iran-backed groups really did belong to Central Command, and Tinder pulled them for violating their terms of service. The real and spectacular story with Ellen Nakashima washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Ukraine said for the first time that it used U.S.-made F-16 jet fighters to intercept drones and missiles as Russia unleashed a massive volley of attacks across Ukraine. wsj.com/world/ukraine-…

BREAKING: A Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet was destroyed in a crash on Monday, per U.S. official, just weeks after the first of the American-made aircraft arrived in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force would not confirm the crash or the status of the pilot. wsj.com/world/ukrainia…

Latest from Lara Seligman The Wall Street Journal wsj.com/world/ukrainia…

"Zelensky announced on Aug. 4 that the first of 80 promised F-16s had arrived in Ukraine. The Ukrainian air Force didn’t provide numbers, but a second U.S. official said a total of six aircraft had arrived and Ukraine has six pilots trained to fly them."

The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces just confirmed that the F-16 crashed — and tragically the pilot was killed. h/t Isabel Coles

UPDATE: Ukrainian pilot call sign "Moonfish" was killed when his F-16 jet fighter crashed as he was helping to repel a massive Russian missile attack, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials. New deets: wsj.com/world/ukrainia…

🇺🇦 During a visit to the United States as part of the Ukrainian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine @YuliSvyrydenko, I held a meeting with the foreign policy advisor to the Vice President of the United States, Phil Gordon.

The deaths of two top fighter pilots highlight the stakes in the debate over how the West should arm Ukraine. By the time the country had the F-16s, many of Ukraine’s best pilots, like Juice, were already dead. Read our deeply reported profile Isabel Coles wsj.com/world/europe/u…

Now, Space Force is emerging from the shadows—and the late-night punchlines—and its leaders are beginning to talk about its preparations for a potential war involving space—even as they say their aim is to deter, not destroy. Warren Strobel Brett Forrest wsj.com/politics/natio…