What the update is. Thank you very much. And thank you so much for joining us tonight here live on the ground in tel aviv. Well be back here tomorrow night. Now ill turn it over to cnn news night with abby phillip. In a region known to be a powder keg, there are serious concerns that a fuse has been activated as a war of bloodshed and a war of misinformation intensifies. Thats tonight on news night. Good evening. President biden is scheduled to address the nation tomorrow night to discuss the conflict between israel and hamas that is quickly expanding. Now, the prime time address signals that biden wants the country to be prepared for what could be a Pivotal Moment for the world. It also signals his confidence that israel is not responsible for that deadly attack on a hospital in gaza. So far, there is good reason for him to be. As misinformation runs rampant, heres what we know so far. U. S. Intelligence believes that israel was not responsible based on missile activity, the time of e
Smart and criticising benjamin netanyahu. Both of which it the moment dont wend him any support dont win. Hes probably trying to calibrate his words a little bit. Katty kay, thanks very much for that analysis. As we continue to watch the concluded, that trip from joe biden. He spent eight hours on the ground. Hes now in the air on Air Force One heading back to washington. Katie kicked katty kay without assessment. Youre watching bbc news. Lets tune. President biden warns israel not to act on raids. Israel and hamas blame each Otherfor The To Act on raids. Israel and hamas blame each other for the blast that killed hundreds. The white house says israel was not responsible. On fire the massive loss of life triggers protests about the embassy in beirut gunfire. We will have more on all of those mean stories. Why dont we pause for a few minutes and catch up with a busy sportsday. Mimi is there for us. Good evening. Thank you very much, matthew. New zealand continued their winning run at th
Welcome it is newsday. Hello and welcome to it is newsday. Hello and welcome to the it is newsday. Hello and welcome to the programme. Starting with the big developments out of a Hospital In Gaza where thousands were seeking help and refuge. An explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital, right in the heart of gaza city, is said to have killed hundreds, according to Health Officials there. People sheltering in the hospital had fled 10 days of bombing by israel. The Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied that israel was responsible and blamed what he called barbaric terrorist. Hamas has in turn blamed israel for the blast, and called it a war crime. Heres our International Editor jeremy bowen with the latest 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 t
In the south and west. For the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. But the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 18th october. Theres been International Condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. The blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for President Biden, whos currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. Hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments says the Al Ahli Hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. But israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but its denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. Wyre davies has the latest. Pictures from Gaza Last Night showed scenes of utter chaos. Bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. Videos many too graphic to broadcast showed the broken
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