On a better path so i think right now its going to be about you know counting the losses and i think we havent scratched the surface yet have a good start to many thanks have. Found out of beirut reports it is 1800 hours g. M. T. Hello im Adrian Finighan this is aljazeera if youve just joined us theres been a huge explosion and lebanons capital beirut at least 10 people have been killed Lebanese Security Officials Say the blast was triggered by explosive material that was stored in a warehouse in the force area which is at the heart of the sense here lebanons president has called an emergency meeting of the Prime Minister has called a national day of mourning on what the state the head of the Lebanese Red Cross says that hundreds of injured people have been taken to hospital but that many people are still trapped in the homes the cause of the blast is still on clear at the moment israel however has issued a statement denying any involvement. Omar shelby is a criminal justice analyst he
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Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States, and All Around The World as we continue our coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church, we begin with a horrific Hospital Blast in gaza city, which has killed 471 people, according to the Ministry Of Health in gaza. Which is controlled by hamas. The u. S. Now says intelligence suggests israel is not responsible for the explosion as officials in gaza have claimed. And state President Joe Biden echoed the explanation from israel, saying the hospital explosion was the result of an errant rocket fired by the palestinian examined jihad. New video from al jazeera appears to show a rocket fired from gaza, explode inflight above gaza city on tuesday. Moments before the Hospital Blast. Just a few seconds later you can see large explosions on the ground. Its not clear at this point, if these events are related. The palestinian president reports explosions near another hospital in gaza city, the group says the blast targete
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
President biden will be addressing the nation from the oval office in prime time. The most powerful person in the world. Egypts president will allow 20 trucks through the crossing. Its in your own interest to allow this humanitarian aid. He has very little resources right now. I just worry for them. We might be the next people were going to be killed. The u. S. Government now assesses that israel was not responsible for the explosion. These are calm days. You have seen the protests in the region. After 9 11, we sought justice and got justice, but we also made mistakes. We have to make sure we destroy hamas so they cannot ever threaten us again. Phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. Erin burnett is in tel aviv, iz ale. Arkalette saenz is at the white house. And sam kiley is in london. This morning President Biden is back in washington and getting ready to give a prime time address to the nation after returning from the war zone in israel. Were expect ing it to make a major push