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
While the world worried about a wider war between israel and iran, in gaza, the suffering continued. Siren blares. The eyes of the world were on a bigger drama played out in the skies above israel. But in gaza, nothing changed. This was rafah today, after 15 children from one family were killed in an air strike. Translation show me one man among them. L theyre all children and women. You can see my identity is completely erased with the deaths of my wife and children. A pregnant woman was among the dead. Her Baby Daughter was saved in an emergency operation. A child born to a mother she will never know. There is the story of everyday death, and the story of what follows this for the families caught in the shadows of death. Nawaras Husband Abdulrahman was one of more than 70 civilians killed in an israeli raid to rescue hostages in february. These were the couples children in the aftermath of their fathers death. We went back to see nawara, now eight months pregnant with her dead husban
an investigation and a command review into the circumstances is under way. separately, palestinian officials said that at least 1a people, including a boy and a gunman, were killed in an israeli military operation in the nur shams refugee camp, in the west bank. funerals have just been held for some of the dead. so let s remind you of the news that has come to us here at bbc news, it has come to us here at bbc news, it has been reported via the reuters news agency that at least five rockets were launched, reportedly launched from a town in iraq, and they were aimed towards a us military based in north eastern syria. these rocket launchers took place as we understand on sunday. if
by israeli settlers on friday. the health ministry in the territory gave a similar account of the death of 50 year old mohammed awad allan. some hebrew language media reports said he was killed by firing from the israeli armed forces, others that he was shot by armed settlers. the idf says it s begun an investigation and a command review into the circumstances is under way. separately, palestinian officials said that at least 14 people, including a boy and a gunman, were killed in an israeli military operation in the nur shams refugee camp, in the west bank. funerals have just been held for some of the dead. staying in the region, in the past hour or so, two iraqi security sources have told the reuters news agency that at least five rockets were launched from iraq s town of zummar towards a us military base in northeastern syria on sunday. the attack against us forces