so it is a substantial amount of money. it will be naturally welcomed by the israelis. the prime minister said that it was much needed and thanked the united states, saying that it was all part of an attempt by the united states to help israel defend western civilisation. that was the way he put it. not surprisingly, palestinian groups have not taken that view. a spokesperson for the palestinian authorities here said that this is an act of the aggression by the americans. this arming of the israelis, they said, would lead to thousands more casualties in gaza simply because of the amount of military support that it is getting. so although there have been differences between the united states and israel diplomatically, the core support of the united states, namely, military kit, continues to grow. and that was our diplomatic correspondent, james landale in jerusalem.
when israel was defending itself against iran s attack recently. but some estimates have put it at £1.5 billion. and this list includes probably both missiles and new launch systems for both david s sling and the iron dome system. there s also some money in there for the laser based system that israel has been developing, the irom beam. 0k, matthew, turning to this long awaited package for ukraine, in that war with with russia timing, of course, is everything. it could well arrive within the week if everything gets signed off senate and, of course, president biden. the question is, though, how effective will it be? is this just going to extend the war or could it actually lead to a win? i mean, in terms of this package, what you re looking at here is much needed relief to help the ukrainians effectively put up a more effective defence this year.
the previous record. in what was the event s biggest ever recorded crowd of 50,000 runners, there were also some famous faces, who took on the challenge to raise money for charity. it s my first marathon. i sort of gave up running a few years ago because ijust didn t really enjoy it very much. and then it was my brother that suggested we should all run for alzheimer s research uk and so we all started training about six months ago orfive months ago. and you ve got dad written on your hat, tell me about that. so my father was diagnosed with alzheimer s two years ago, and he ran the very first london marathon in 1981, and he did it in 3 hours, 15 minutes, which is an extraordinary time. so we all thought it a fitting tribute to try and to run itfor him. my body is a little bit a little bit wrecked at the moment. so i know it s a bit, but it s you know, it was a good