this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine has welcomed the approval by us lawmakers of billions of dollars of new military aid to help it combat russia's invasion. moscow says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. at least 18 people — 14 of them, children — are reportedly killed in the latest israeli air strikes on rafah, in southern gaza. gaza's health ministry says more than 34,000 palestinians have been killed inside gaza so far. the prime minister says he is "appalled" by the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian demonstration in london. a man was steered away