The true picture of the war’s human toll will take a long time to emerge, as thousands are estimated to remain buried under the rubble and in unmarked graves, according to local health authorities, witnesses and the UN. // Margherita Stancati 🌸 Abeer Ayyoub wsj.com/world/middle-e…

The direct Israeli-Iranian confrontation is over for now but Israel and Hezbollah still locked in a cycle of violence, with both sides showing an appetite for escalation: wsj.com/world/middle-e…

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The Biden administration is considering more than $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel including tank ammunition, military vehicles and mortar rounds // new from me and Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف wsj.com/world/biden-we… via The Wall Street Journal

While the foes appear intent on returning to the shadow war of covert strikes and counterstrikes that has characterized the conflict for years, the pair of direct attacks on each other’s territory have raised the stakes. wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal Jared Malsin

Spoke with Jared Malsin of @wsj about further U.S. arms transfers to Israel.

“The U.S. has yet to use the leverage it has with arms transfers to shape Israeli behavior.”

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'Are the sides clear on what the new rules of the game are?” While Israel and Iran appear intent on de-escalating the immediate cycle of violence, the past week’s attacks have raised the stakes and increased the risks of miscalculation:
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Biden admin considering $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel including tank ammunition, military vehicles and mortar rounds--which would be in addition to those in aid deal currently before the Congress, Jared Malsin Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف report wsj.com/world/biden-we…

Russian missile strike this morning on one of the main squares of Dnipro, outside the city’s main railway station. The direct result of the shortage of air defense missiles — a consequence of stalling American military aid.

Iran long relied on militias it funded around the Mideast in its fight with Israel, but its recent direct attack on Israel marked a strategic shift and a major gamble on.wsj.com/49F0a6D on.wsj.com/49F0a6D

“The biggest gift we could offer the Kremlin is to give up and run.” Putin-critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has concluded that sacrificing himself is the price he will have to pay to galvanize opposition to Russia’s president // Matthew Luxmoore wsj.com/world/russia/t…

Fears are rising over the fate of the remaining hostages held in Gaza after Hamas told negotiators it was unsure whether it could bring forth 40 living Israeli civilian captives // with Summer Said Nancy Youssef, نانسي يوسف
Anat Peled wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal

'We are not optimistic.” Israel and Hamas are considering a new U.S. proposal for a cease-fire but mediators caution that the two sides remain far from a deal wsj.com/world/middle-e… via The Wall Street Journal