hamas, palestinian authorities and other arab nations have blamed israel for the explosion which has triggered protests across the middle east. meanwhile britain s foreign office is advising its citizens against all travel to lebanon due to the risks associated with the conflict between israel and the occupied palestinian territories. to discuss all this with me tonight is our panel tom peck a political sketch writer for the independent and amanda renteria, a democratic & policy strategist and former top campaign aide to hillary clinton. us presidentjoe biden has promised solidarity with israel but his trip is overshadowed with a the us presidentjoe biden has today pledged solidarity with israel, during a whirlwind eight hour visit. but, his trip was overshadowed by last night s blast at a hospital in gaza. which the gazan health ministry says killed a71 people. it has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. israel has maintained it was not responsible,
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. here s 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 bod
by an explosion last night at a hospital in gaza city. the health ministry says a71 people were killed. israel and hamas are blaming each other for the blast, which has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. israel says the blast was caused by a rocket misfired by the palestinian militant group islamichhad. a senior us official says it s high confidence that israel did not do it. but hamas, palestinian authorities and other countries blame israel for the explosion. the bbc is trying verify the claims from both sides. after talks with benjamin netanyahu, president biden warned israel not be consumed by rage and to learn from mistakes the us made after 9/11. israel s prime minister called biden a true friend and commended his deeply moving decision to visit israel during a time of active war. he also said he would not block aid deliveries from egypt to gaza where food, water and fuel are running out after nine days of total siege. we ll have the very la
it has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. israel has maintained it was not responsible, saying the blast was caused by a rocket misfired by the palestinian militant group islamichhad. today president biden agreed, saying it appears the blast was done by the other team. but hamas, palestinian authorities and other countries blame israel for the explosion which triggered protests across the middle east. the bbc is trying verify the claims from both sides. after their talks, mr neta nyahu called biden a true friend , saying he commends his deeply moving decision to visit israel during the war. but, it s been a rare day of hope for the people of gaza, after their talks, mr neta nyahu called biden a true friend , saying he commends his deeply moving decision to visit israel during the war. but, it s been a rare day of hope for the people of gaza, withjoe biden securing access for aid to the territory, via egypt, bringing in much needed food, water