1.5 billion dispersed palestinians are sheltering. the us and other allies have warned israel against a full scale assault on the city. i spoke to the bbc s diplomatic correspondence injerusalem. here is his analysis. well, what it does is it s a reminder ofjust the core of the relationship between israel america and it s one that is purely military. the united states gives israel $3 billion worth of military aid every year. it s a law that was passed in america to say that this must happen. so the extra money, the $13 billion there has been announced today, agreed by the house of representatives. that is on top of all of that. a lot of it will go to replace missiles for the iron dome self defence air defence system that they have here in israel. but equally a lot of it willjust go on buying arms that israel needs at the moment. so it is a substantial
For israel comes amid the country s ongoing offensive in gaza, which the hamas run health ministry says has killed more than 311,000 palestinians most of them women and children. these pictures show a plume of smoke rising over rafah in the south of the territory, as israel continues its airstrikes there. this is the aftermath of overnight strikes in rafah, which are reported to have killed 18 palestinians 1a of them children. the israeli war cabinet has been planning an offensive against hamas in rafah, where an estimated 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. but the us and other allies have warned it against a full scale assault on the city. the bbc s diplomatic correspondent james landale is injerusalem and has more on the military aid and reaction to it. a lot of it will go to replace missiles for the iron dome self defence air defence system that they have here in israel. but equally a lot of it willjust go on buying arms that israel needs at the moment.
And reaction to it. a lot of it will go to replace missiles for the iron dome self defence air defence system that they have here in israel. but equally a lot of it willjust go on buying arms that israel needs at the moment. 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
That funding? well, what it does is it s a reminder ofjust the core - that funding? well, what it does is it s a reminder ofjust the core of. it s a reminder ofjust the core of the relationship between israel america and it s one that is purely military. the united states gives israel $3 billion worth of military aid every year. it s a law that was passed in america to say that this must happen. so the extra money, the $13 billion there has been announced today, agreed by the house of representatives. that is on top of all of that. a lot of it will go to replace missiles for the iron dome self defence air defence system that they have here in israel. but a lot of it will just they have here in israel. but a lot of it willjust go on buying arms that israel needs at the moment. so it is up a substantial amount of money. it will be naturally welcomed by the israelis. the prime minister said that it is much needed and thanked the united states saying that it was all part of an attempt b