The hearing of the permanent subcommittee on the investigation will come to order. Welcome everyone, particularly to the witnesses, some of you have come along way. And we greatly appreciate it. Just three days ago i sat across from president zelenskyy in ukraine along with me colleague senator hassan and three other members of the United States senate. As i sat across from him, what i saw was a steely determination to continue to fight, and that determination is shared by the ukraine people, overwhelmingly. Their courage and strength, again on this fifth visit inspired me a new. President zelenskyy handed me a folder that i took from him then. It was the result of a conversation i had with him a week earlier in munich. It was asking for evidence, if he had any, of american manufactured parts and components in weapons used by russia on the battlefield in ukraine. The folder that he handed me was a powerful indictment of our export control and sanction system. A really searing piece of
Soon as we get them. Meanwhile Palestinian Civilians have started leaving parts of Eastern Rafah in gaza, after israel told A Hundred Thousand people there to leave the area. Officials in gaza say israeli air strikes have targeted parts of rafah, just hours after the Evacuation Order was issued. Pictures weve received show thick smoke rising as displaced palestinians try to flee Eastern Rafah. Those Palestinian Civilians closest to the Israeli Border are being urged to move to what the Israeli Military calls expanded humanitarian zones in the al mawasi and khan younis areas. Back to the live pictures of people in the centre of gaza getting the news that it looks like hamas, who have confirmed that the have accepted the cease fire proposals, no confirmation of that from israel. Lets speak to our security correspondent, Frank Gardner who is in jerusalem. Hamas saying they have accepted the cease fire proposals, we dont know what israel thinks about it, but what israel thinks about it, b
And defence systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package will give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation i think the support for the restraint in translation i think the support for the restraint in the translation i think the support for the restraint in the armed translation i think the support for the restraint in the armed forces translation i think the support for the restraint in the armed forces of l the restraint in the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the weapon is a system which we need so much. Thousands of soldiers need so much. Thousands of soldiers need so much, and thus it should not be just spreading a thin layer all over, but it has to end up in tangible weapon systems. Many ukrainians have been thanking the us for the funding on social media. Weve also been hearing from residents in the capital, kyiv. Translation of course it is not too late. In any case, aid is needed.
For advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package would give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation i think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the Weapons System which we need so much, thousands of soldiers need so much. And this aid should notjust to be sprayed in a thin layer all over but it has to end up in tangible Weapons Systems. Many ukrainians have taken to social media to thank the us for the funding. This is what residents in the capital told the bbc. Translation of course it is not too late. In any case, it is needed, and whether it would be later or earlier, in any case it will help. Translation it will help a lot, i i think our guys will be alive, l thats the most important thing, the most important, so that we have something to defend ourselves with both the people and our boys, they are our guardians, they are
The new package is worth 61 billion, including money to replenish stocks of us armaments, and 14 billion will pay for advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package will give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation | think the support for the restraint in the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the weapon is a system which we need so much. Thousands of soldiers need so much, and thus it should not be just spreading a thin layer all over, but it has to end up in tangible weapon systems. Russia says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, maria zakharova, said the aid which includes ammunition and air defences was evidence that the us wants ukraine to fight to the last ukrainian. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse is in kyiv and says it cant come soon enough for president volodymyr zel