Defense

Israel accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of the strike, but the Lebanese group denied responsibility.

Israel says the attack targeted a “Hamas command and control center” in the shool.

Most of the funds will be used to buy weapons for Kyiv.

The vice president did not diverge from Biden administration policy except in tone.

SNEAK PEEK — Fincantieri boss Pierroberto Folgiero is looking to the Middle East and Southeast Asia for growth, he told Jacopo. — The U.K.’s new government is …

EU wants to forge a satellite system for its armies and spy agencies but it’s facing major cost overruns and delays.

An unprecedented exercise by Chinese and Russian bombers forced the U.S. and Canada to scramble fighter planes along the Alaskan coast.

The delegation traveling with the prime minister is circulating a list that lays out weapons systems they want greenlit.

Berlin wants to expand the British prime minister’s proposed security pact into a broader EU-UK “reset.”

Ukraine’s air force said three Russian Shahed kamikaze drones crossed the border.

Kyiv has requested more land fire power.

SNEAK PEEK — The EU’s IRIS² satellite communications network project is increasingly troubled. — NATO seeks to make procuring arms faster, the alliance’s procurement agency boss Stacy …

Ukrainian open-source investigators said the new restrictions will make it harder to analyze Russian movements.

What we know so far about Ursula von der Leyen’s next top team.

Germany, France and Italy will take part in joint exercises with Tokyo this summer, as the threats from Moscow and Beijing grow.

Britain’s new Labour government is seeking deeper military ties with Germany and France.

SNEAK PEEK — Lockheed Martin is working on laser technology, a top executive told Josh. — Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier is troubled by the uncertainty of …

“There’s a serious problem” with enforcement of wartime bans, Foreign Minister Baiba Braže tells POLITICO.

SNEAK PEEK — The European Parliament’s former secretary general, Klaus Welle, talks to Jacopo about the defense commissioner role, the EU budget, and why it’s time for …

Moscow sniffs a plot behind American president’s decision not to run for reelection, while Kyiv hopes Washington perseveres with aid.

In exclusive comments to POLITICO, Poland’s foreign minister said that Europe had “no other choice” but to get ready for change.

Human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure.

The EU executive tells member countries national security isn’t a blank check to justify spyware use.

“It’s for the American people to decide who they want for their president.”