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 and medicine, for hundreds of thousands of people. they've been fleeing their homes to escape israeli bombing, targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation, by the uk government, and responsible for the deaths of around m00 people, in attacks on southern organisation, by the uk government, and responsible for the deaths of around m00 people, in attacks on southern israel, 11 days ago. we'll have the very latest on a day of diplomacy and the impact across the region, starting with this report from our correspondent, rushdi abu alouf, who's been to the scene of the hospital blast. when i arrived at the hospital this morning, they were collecting the dead after what looks to have been the deadliest moment in gaza of the war so far. there were burnt out cars and just a huge fire after last night's blast. i was talking to one of the people who witnessed what the palestinians are calling a massacre. he said they were just sitting in their garden peacefully, and suddenly, a huge explosion rocked this area and he said, "we started to collect people from all around the gaza strip he said, "we collected bodies, injured people, we evacuated people with serious injuries using motorcycles". some people were evacuated on foot, he said, from here to shifa hospital. blood—soaked mattresses lay on the ground. this person told us thousands were seeking shelter so the hospital when it happened. eyewitnesses say the hospital grounds were packed with people living under siege and under fire. apparently they still collecting body pieces on the ground people are still in panic people are still trying to understand what happened. fear, grief, anger. translation: mi; happened. fear, grief, anger. translation:— happened. fear, grief, anger. translation: g , ., translation: my message to the world, translation: my message to the world. stand _ translation: my message to the world. stand up — translation: my message to the world, stand up for _ translation: my message to the world, stand up for the _ translation: my message to the world, stand up for the right - translation: my message to the| world, stand up for the right thing, don't be afraid of the americans. don't be afraid of the israeli air force is. we will continue this fight on to the last drop of blood. health officials here are saying hundreds are injured and missing. this is a moment of horror for palestinians already traumatised by this war. rushdi abualouf, bbc news, gaza city. live now to our middle east correspondent wyre davies. it has been a busy day where you are bring this up—to—date with the latest. bring this up-to-date with the latest. , �* . , ., , latest. president biden was only here for half— latest. president biden was only here for half the _ latest. president biden was only here for half the day _ latest. president biden was only here for half the day and - here for half the day and expectations before he came were not great because the visit were overshadowed by what happened to that hospital last night. hundreds people killed and subsequent to that, the arab leaders who were met to meet president biden on the second leg of this trip have pulled out of that meeting so expectations were not high. but in a news conference this evening it was pretty clear that mr biden had managed to get some concessions out of the israeli government. in particular, an israeli concession with the agreement of egypt, if it agrees to this, to allow some basic aid through the rafah crossing on the egypt border with gaza and that would go some way to alleviate what many people are saying is a humanitarian crisis because israel has insisted that abouti million gazans move from their houses and homes in the north of the gaza strip to avoid the israeli targeting of parts of gaza. to chase hamas and the ultimate goal of ending hamas is a fighting force. everyone here is expecting israeli troops, and heavy armour which is on the ground to go into gaza to achieve that goal at some point. there was no real mention of it today, but that does the expectation on the ground. once the expectation on the ground. once the diplomatic visits are over. fin the diplomatic visits are over. on that, is the anticipation still that it could be days or are we now looking at weeks? has president biden's visit change the timing on any of the expectation where you are? i any of the expectation where you are? ., �* ~' any of the expectation where you are? ., �* ~ ,., any of the expectation where you are? ., �* ~ , any of the expectation where you are? .,�* ~ , ,. are? i don't think so but israel will take its _ are? i don't think so but israel will take its time _ are? i don't think so but israel will take its time as _ are? i don't think so but israel will take its time as it - are? i don't think so but israel will take its time as it has - are? i don't think so but israel| will take its time as it has done are? i don't think so but israel. will take its time as it has done in the past. with similar events perhaps in lebanon. one key thing is what happens if and when israel goes in on the ground. does that bring in other actors from around the region from the west bank, hezbollah from the north and further afield will stop even last night, after that attack on the hospital in gaza which of course israel has blamed on palestinian militants delete back militants. they say it was the subject of an israeli attack. there were none the less suffer a if it is really troops were going on the ground not only would there be loss of life on both sides within gaza itself it is feared that there could be repercussions of the region. that is why american warships are off the coast to act as a deterrent and a key feature of the speech of president biden today was another warning to actors in the wider region not to get involved. you mentioned _ region not to get involved. you mentioned the _ region not to get involved. you mentioned the wider regional fallout. yesterday we were talking about skirmishes on the border with lebanon. what do you see in terms of the reaction across the region beyond the protest, but from other governments for example? we know the other leaders who were meant to meet president biden pulled out of those meetings. yes president biden pulled out of those meetinus. , ._ , meetings. yes while the three days of mourning _ meetings. yes while the three days of mourning were _ meetings. yes while the three days of mourning were announced - meetings. yes while the three days of mourning were announced by - meetings. yes while the three days| of mourning were announced by the palestinians and the georgian people to leaders who were meant to meet president biden today. that clearly could not go ahead —— jordan people. the number one enemy of israel, iran made it feel that it's proxies, hezbollah have the right to intervene on behalf of the brethren intervene on behalf of the brethren in gaza. israel is clearly considered that may be the case. i covered the 2006 war between israel and hezbollah which followed a similar series of events in gaza by the israelis and reporters were kidnapped and they were bombings in targeted attacks in gaza. and all of a sudden war broke out in the north when hezbollah came across the front with israel. —— soldiers. so israel will want to be prepared of the northern border and around the volatility of palestinian cities and they are compared west bank. and israel and its military leaders will not go into gaza until it is happy that it not go into gaza until it is happy thatitis not go into gaza until it is happy that it is security can be on all fronts and that is of course when the reasons why it has called up so many hundreds of thousands of reservists. for many hundreds of thousands of reservists-_ many hundreds of thousands of reservists. ., ., . ~ reservists. for the moment, thank ou ve reservists. for the moment, thank you very much _ reservists. for the moment, thank you very much for _ reservists. for the moment, thank you very much forjoining - reservists. for the moment, thank you very much forjoining us. - reservists. for the moment, thank you very much forjoining us. as i reservists. for the moment, thank| you very much forjoining us. as we havejust been you very much forjoining us. as we have just been hearing... one of the aims of president biden's truncated trip to the middle east was to look for ways to stop this crisis from escalating. he had been due to fly to amman for talks about humanitarian assistance, butjordan's king abdullah cancelled the summit with the egyptian president. our international editorjeremy bowen has this report now from southern israel. a car park outside the al ahli hospital became a killing ground. the arguments about who's responsible come too late for the people whose lives ended here, even with their bodies taken away. the clean—up this morning also meant collecting small pieces of flesh. god have mercy, he said, they were civilians. and mohammed al—zawahiri, a neighbour, can't unsee children with legs blown off and the bodies he helped carry. they all, he said, thought they'd be safe near a hospital. early this morning at the defence ministry in tel aviv, the military presented data it said proved israel did not attack the hospital. instead, they said it was a malfunctioning rocket fired by palestinian islamichhad. the trajectory analysis from the barrage of rockets confirms that the rockets were fired, close proximity to the hospital. according to our intelligence, hamas checked the reports, understood it was an islamichhad rocket. it was an islamichhad rocket that had misfired and decided to launch a global media campaign to hide what really happened. they went as far as inflating the numbers of casualties. coming to tel aviv was a gamble for president biden. he wanted to ease gaza's humanitarian catastrophe while supporting israel's war effort, perhaps an impossible circle to square with israel's leader, benjamin netanyahu. but a deal emerged from their meeting. food, water and medicine, but no fuel from egypt to gaza. for israel, more military aid and agreement that they didn't hit the hospital. and based on what i've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team. not you. i wanted to personally come and make that clear. thank you for having me. and i'm looking forward to having a thorough discussion about where everybody goes from here. the president won't change the minds of those who insist israel attacked the hospital. joe biden's presence here will only deepen the conviction among palestinians and millions of other arabs that america isn't just on israel's side, but that it's also complicit in everything israel is doing in gaza, including killing civilians until the hamas attacks on israel. until the hamas attacks on israel, president biden dreamt of transforming the middle east. the americans were negotiating with saudi arabia and israel to try to get the two countries to recognise each other. that is not on the agenda anymore. in arab capitals, there have been protests against israel. this was beirut and this is sana'a in yemen. so far, the shouting has spread, but not the fighting. keeping it that way will be a challenge. jeremy bowen, bbc news, israel. joining me live now is david makovsky, who worked in the office of the us secretary of state as a senior advisor to the special envoy for israeli — palestinian negotiations in the obama administration. he's now a ziegler distinguished fellow at the washington institute. david you obviously know a thing or two about what is going on right now. i wanted to pull up some of the things thatjeremy said in that reportjust things thatjeremy said in that report just that he things thatjeremy said in that reportjust that he said, that there will be many who feel that america is complicit with israel. what you make of that viewpoint that some will have after the visit of president biden today? people will sa what president biden today? people will say what they _ president biden today? people will say what they want _ president biden today? people will say what they want to _ president biden today? people will say what they want to say. - president biden today? people will say what they want to say. there i say what they want to say. there will be some people and i heard the report ofjeremy, will say it is a hard circle to square. that you want to identify with the israeli goal of toppling hamas, but you want to avoid civilian casualties in this war. and that is always hard. in the united states we have fought in urban terrain, it is very difficult. but i think that this is heartfelt with the president. the president sees the massacre of 1300 people, beheadings of babies, rape of women and says, even isis did not do this. so i think that is understood. at the same time, the president is saying, there are rules of war and we want to make sure that you are taking all precautions to avoid hurting civilians. the first reports may not always be true. yesterday it people thought israel did this and not the pentagon to sing it was not israel. this is not the israeli point of view, this is the american point of view, this is the american point of view, this is the american point of view. so we have to see how this unfolds but whenever there is a war in urban fighting it will be very challenging and it will be a lot of tough conversations between the us and israel during this war. it comes against the bedrock of support of the president. you say conversations, _ support of the president. you say conversations, but _ support of the president. you say conversations, but there - support of the president. you say conversations, but there were - support of the president. you say i conversations, but there were many conversations, but there were many conversations that president biden was not able to have. many meetings were cancelled, he was meant to meet other leaders in the region. how much of a blow is that? it other leaders in the region. how much of a blow is that?- other leaders in the region. how much of a blow is that? it was very unfortunate _ much of a blow is that? it was very unfortunate that _ much of a blow is that? it was very unfortunate that it _ much of a blow is that? it was very unfortunate that it was _ much of a blow is that? it was very unfortunate that it was cancelled. l unfortunate that it was cancelled. it was all based on what seemed according to us sources as an erroneous media report in the arab world that made it sound like it was israel and thus we saw demonstrations on the straight and once the demonstrations came they felt they had to cancel. it is a shame becausejordan and egypt are allies to the united states and also president mahmoud abbas and the palestinian authority and the west bank and i think the president would have gained from hearing those perspectives and it is unfortunate that it was cancelled. did perspectives and it is unfortunate that it was cancelled.— that it was cancelled. did the trip achieve what _ that it was cancelled. did the trip achieve what it _ that it was cancelled. did the trip achieve what it was _ that it was cancelled. did the trip achieve what it was intended - 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they said the story was reported in the media it will be dared to back very difficult for the president to be there now. and it seems again according to american sources that the president of the united states speaking that this was —— jordanian. we don't know if it was islamic the israeli say it was islamic to hide but it a huge impact because of what you just said. —— islamichhad. impact because of what you 'ust said. -- islamic jihad.�* impact because of what you 'ust said. -- islamichhad. former state deroartment— said. -- islamichhad. former state department official, _ said. -- islamichhad. former state department official, thank - said. -- islamichhad. former state department official, thank you - said. -- islamichhad. former state department official, thank you for l department official, thank you for joining us, david. let's bring you some breaking news. from the uk foreign office. which is now advising against all travel to lebanon. it says there is you can see on the tweet from the travel advisory. it's as if you are currently in lebanon we encourage you to leave now while commercial options remain available of course that comes as there has been increased activity at the israeli lebanon border in recent days. the developing news there. the uk foreign office is advising against all travel to lebanon. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the inquest into the death of manchester arena bomber salman abedi has returned a conclusion of suicide. the record of inquest was published today by the judge—coroner who chaired the manchester arena inquiry. the formal conclusion recorded by the inquest was �*suicide while undertaking a terror attack that murdered 22 innocent victims and injured many others'. official figures show that food prices have seen their first monthly fall in two years — but fuel prices have risen sharply. milk, cheese and egg prices all fell, but petrol rose by 5.1p a litre. it means the uk's overall rate of inflation holds steady at 6.7 per cent after three consecutive monthly falls. london's metropolitan police say that the environmental campaigner greta thunberg has been charged with a public order offence after a protest on tuesday. the force says a total of 26 people have been charged with obstructing the highway after being asked to move. they were bailed to appear before westminster magistrate's court in november. you're live with bbc news. in lebanon, hundreds of people joined a protest in the capital, beirut, organised by the lebanese group hezbollah, in reaction to the attack on the hospital in gaza. elsewhere, security forces used tear gas and water cannon to control protesters demonstrating near the us embassy. the united states has been targeted for criticism across the region for pledging unconditional support for israel in its war in gaza. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega was at a protest in beirut and has sent this update. joing me now is bruce hoffman, a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. we just wejust had some we just had some breaking wejust had some breaking news we just had some breaking news that came into us as well from the uk foreign office advising against all travel to lebanon. clearly, there are fears that this conflict could spill into the wider region. how concerned are you at the moment? quite concerned. as the other day the deputy secretary—general of hezbollah had basically said, we are not going to listen to the others counsel for for strength to quote, he said we are prepared and fully ready. in 2006 when there was a previous hamas israel war along the gaza border, hezbollahjumped in and israel launched an invasion of the north in that war lasted 3a days. ot north in that war lasted 34 days. of course there are concerns because of hezbollah support from iran. ot hezbollah support from iran. of course hezbollah support from iran. qt course hezbollah is heavily dependent from iran notjust from dependent from iran not just from finances dependent from iran notjust from finances but also weaponry. since that 2006 lebanon war, hezbollah has amassed from its syrian and iranian patrons but also through its own wherewithal and arsenal some 130,000-150,000 wherewithal and arsenal some 130 , 000-150 , 000 rockets. wherewithal and arsenal some 130,000-150,000 rockets. what wherewithal and arsenal some 130,000-150,000 rockets. what is the relationshi - 130,000-150,000 rockets. what is the relationship between _ 130,000-150,000 rockets. what is the relationship between hamas _ 130,000-150,000 rockets. what is the relationship between hamas and - relationship between hamas and hezbollah? tt relationship between hamas and hezbollah? , . . hezbollah? it is quite close and it noes hezbollah? it is quite close and it aoes back hezbollah? it is quite close and it goes back several _ hezbollah? it is quite close and it goes back several decades, - hezbollah? it is quite close and it goes back several decades, 1992, when israel thought would be a signal plug as hamas and the palestinian islamichhad deported 415 leaders and fighters of both of those organisations in the middle of winner deposit them on a hillside in lebanon. there, hezbollah rushed to their aid and the pik capabilities to carry out suicide attacks emerged only a few years later, i strongly suspect were acquired from hezbollah and since then there have been close relations. as indeed we know from the department of state from the us own figures hamas and pij get upwards of $100 billion a year from iran. ~ ., upwards of $100 billion a year from iran. ~ . , ., upwards of $100 billion a year from iran. ~ . ,, ~' iran. what you think the redline miaht iran. what you think the redline might be. _ iran. what you think the redline might be. if— iran. what you think the redline might be, if there _ iran. what you think the redline might be, if there is _ iran. what you think the redline might be, if there is one, - iran. what you think the redline might be, if there is one, to - iran. what you think the redline| might be, if there is one, to get iran. what you think the redline l might be, if there is one, to get a wider regional involvement. what you think might trigger the involvement of hezbollah? llhtiil think might trigger the involvement of hezbollah?— of hezbollah? until yesterday i would have _ of hezbollah? until yesterday i would have said _ of hezbollah? until yesterday i would have said it _ of hezbollah? until yesterday i would have said it is _ of hezbollah? until yesterday i would have said it is the - of hezbollah? until yesterday i i would have said it is the launching of an israeli ground incursion or ground invasion into gaza. as had been the case in 2006, however, as has been reported, the still unconfirmed events of round the bombing of that hospital in gaza, certainly would give hezbollah a reason to attack given that the death toll there.— reason to attack given that the death toll there. ,, . , ., . death toll there. since you are here and speaking _ death toll there. since you are here and speaking to _ death toll there. since you are here and speaking to us _ death toll there. since you are here and speaking to us as _ death toll there. since you are here and speaking to us as an _ death toll there. since you are here and speaking to us as an american | and speaking to us as an american expert, what is your take on the visit of president biden today? absolutely historic and i cannot recall when an american president has gone into a war zone where he is threatened. i think you would have to go back to 1948 where president harry truman to find a us president has made so clear and so strong it declaration in support of israel. bruce hoffman, seniorfellow at declaration in support of israel. bruce hoffman, senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. thank you very much forjoining us in sharing your insights. just as a plenty more on that story on our live page on bbc news website. before i leave you. let's recap some developing news that has just come into us. coming from the uk foreign office, which is now advising against all travel to lebanon. i was discussing with our guest, bruce hoffman there, about some of the concerns about hezbollah and the wider region being brought into that conflict. the advisory says if you are currently in lebanon, we encourage you to leave now, while commercial options remain available. so an advisory there from the uk foreign office. that now all travel to lebanon is now not being advised. just a reminder there, to recap at the tweet says, if you are currently in lebanon we encourage you to leave now while commercial options remain available. a reminder of some of the top story this hour, israel says it will not thwart the delivery of food, water and medicine from each of two civilians in gaza as long as they say, it does not reach hamas. that comes after the us presidentjoe biden made a historic visit to israel. but his planned meetings with some arab and palestinian leaders were cancelled. this is bbc news. hello. storm babet will be lashing the uk over the next few days, but i'd also like to make the point that the weather won't be bad all the time as this storm spreads from the south. we're also expecting the skies to clear in a few places. sunny spells and mild weather can be expected, too. but let's focus on the rain, the biggest problem from this storm. a rare red warning in force thursday into friday for specifically angus and southern parts of aberdeenshire and the met office warns of even danger to life. but let's look at the rainfall first across the whole of the uk. so, this is the rainfall accumulation as the days go by — widely 30—40 millimetres of rain, but you can see around eastern scotland and the northeast of england here, potentially well in excess of 100 millimetres of rain. so, here's the forecast then through the night — the weather fronts, the rain front associated with storm babet makes its journey towards the north. after a soaking evening across southern parts of the uk, actually, the skies may clear for a time through the early hours before further showers return. it's going to be relatively mild — around 15 degrees in the south, 10 degrees in the north with the clearer skies where the weather will have been relatively clear until then. now, through the course of thursday, that rain really starts to turn very persistent across eastern scotland. it's the east—southeasterly gale that develops, even severe gale, and will keep pushing the rain clouds towards eastern parts of scotland like a conveyor belt, so the rain will be falling in the same place all the time. so, here's the amber warning, because there are other warnings in force as well for other parts of scotland. in the north, across the highlands, we could have 100 millimetres of rain or so. this overlapping red warning is for the severe gale on the coast of eastern scotland — gusts of around 70 mph. but then, there's that red warning focusing on angus and southern parts of aberdeenshire, the red warning from the met office. extensive flooding is possible. so, here's the forecast, then, for friday — still that easterly wind pushing in the rain clouds, but notice that the concentration of heavier rain will now be across more central, southeastern and southern parts of england. and actually, across the north and the east of scotland, that rain should start to ease, but it may return by the time we get to saturday. take care. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you're watching the context on bbc news. russia and china deepen their solidarity, as vladimir putin was given the red carpet at xijingping's global summit in beijing. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. newcastle united have confirmed their midfielder sandro tonali is being investigated by the italian prosecutor's office and the italian football federation in relation to alleged illegal betting activity. it's after tonali was withdrawn from italy's training camp. newcastle say the 23 —year—old is co operating with the inquiry and that he and his family would continue to receive the club's full support. tonali and aston villa's nicolo zani olo recently left italy's training camp for their euro qualifiers against malta and england after being told they were involved in an investigation by italian prosecutors. tonali has been capped 15 times by italy. manchester united women are in the french capital for the second leg of their women's champions league qualifier with paris saint germain later. the tie remains evenly poised after the two sides played out a one one draw at leigh sports village last week.