Sent tanks and missiles there. Artillery , helicopters, drones, air Defense Systems, infantry vehicles, radars and an incredible amount of weapons equipment for infantry, and so on and so forth in total from the usa to 76 billion worth of aid was sent to ukraine, military spending, this part is half of this amount, and this is much more than the United States sends to any other country, this, of course, absolutely dwarfs American Military aid to israel, which in 2021 amounted to on average 4 billion dollars, if you look at the opinion of americans, now sympathy for israel is really growing, so you can expect strong approval of the relatively modest support that is now being sent to israel, but the numbers show more a grim picture 35 of americans believe the current level of aid is adequate to israels needs, 15 believe it is too much, 14 say it is not enough, and a full 36, the largest group, did not have a clear position. What about funding for ukraine . The latest poll showed a sharp
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At least its a Beautiful Day here in washington. See you again here. Thank you so much for joining us. The news continues on cnn news central. Good afternoon, im Brianna Keilar with Boris Sanchez here in washington. We are following breaking developments in the middle east. Today the Israel Defense forces say that the majority of hostages captured by hamas are still alive. The terror group claims that it will free them if there is a pause in fighting. The red cross has been in touch with hamas, seeking access to those captives, and russia says kremlin officials have communicated with hamas about haj hostage releases. On the military front the idf says it is prepared for a broader conflict and as the world braces for the next phase of its operations,enally a move into gaza, the carnage continues there. The latest, a Greek Orthodox church compound leveled by an idf air strike. Youre looking at video of it now. Cnn cant independently confirm the number of casualties, but the Health Minist
in hours in now a major primetime address. President biden delivering his message to the nation from the oval office, calling for additional aid to israel and also to ukraine. Im Brianna Keilar with Boris Sanchez here in washington. Kaitlan collins is live from tel aviv. The State Department is warning all americans overseas. This is a rare warning and says to, quote, exercise increased caution citing rising senses all over the world. It comes as the humanitarian crisis in gaza grows more dire. Egyptian Security Officials told a cnn journalist on site that the rafah crossing between inmate and the gaza strip will be open on friday to deliver critical aid. Workers were seen making preparations. Yeah. That would be critical aid. Today an israeli strike on a neighborhood about ten miles from where the crossing is killed a number of people and also injured dozens more. Thats according to the Interior Ministry in gaza. A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense forces said he did not have infor
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im Rosemary Church at Cnn Headquarters in atlanta. And im Becky Anderson in tel aviv. It is 10 00 a. M. Here and in gaza city where the hamas controlled ministry of Health Reports 471 people have been killed in tuesdays horrific Hospital Blast. And the u. S. Now echoing israels claim that the explosion was the result of an errant rocket fired by Palestinian Islamic jihad. New video appears to show a rocket fired from Gaza Exploding High Above gaza city where the hospital is located. Just before the blast at that medical facility. On the ground, this was the moment of the explosion outside the hospital. Look. Cnn has not determined if these events are related. President biden says he believes u. S. Intelligence. I dont say things like that unless i have faith in the source in which i have gotten the people at the Defense Department my