Responsibility. Lets get more on tuesdays hospital attack. Heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts you can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Shouting very soon video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to Shifa Hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organisation. That statement will not be believed by palestinians and by millions of others in the middle east who see these images. The wounded and the dying pou
Heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast. The missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts. You can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Shouting. Very soon, video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to Shifa Hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organisation. That statement will not be believed by palestinians and by millions of others in the middle east who see these images. The wounded and the dying pouring into shifa from al ahli arrived at a hospital alre
Palestinian islamichhad. Both sides deny responsibility. Lets get more on tuesdays hospital attack. Heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts you can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Very soon, video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to shifa hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organization. That statement will not be believed by palestinians and by millions of others in the middle east who see these imag
the issue has dominated the build up to the visit. live now to dr leslie vinjamuri, director of the us and americas programme at chatham house. thank you very much for being with us. what does president biden want to get out of this visit? i us. what does president biden want to get out of this visit? to get out of this visit? i think it is very clear to get out of this visit? i think it is very clear that to get out of this visit? i think it is very clear that for to get out of this visit? i think it is very clear that for starters, i is very clear that for starters, really demonstrating the importance of this partnership, this alliance in the run up to the nato summit, which will be a difficult summit because there are some very big issues on the table, which not all nato members are agreed. 0f issues on the table, which not all nato members are agreed. of course, we are thinking here about sweden s membership bid to be a full member of nato, which turkey has held up. and ther
of nato, which turkey has held up, to be a full member of nato, which turkey has held up, and there s a very significant question about what terms and conditions will be agreed for the prospect of ukraine s membership in nato. very difficult issues, not the only ones and, of course, as as you mentioned, this meeting, president biden s trip to the uk also will be critical in demonstrating that despite the announcement that the us will supply cluster munitions to ukraine, that the us and the uk remain aligned as they travel to that nato summit. how do you think this issue of cluster bombs is going to be addressed by the two leaders when they meet face to face? i think the public conversation will be precisely what it s already been, with rishi sunakjust very clearly stating that the united kingdom is a signatory to the convention that bans the use of these weapons, but not going much further.