As a deadly explosion hits the al ahli Arab Hospital in gaza city overnight, reported to have killed 500 people, including many sick women and children , in many sick women and children, in an attack which both palestinians and israelis are blaming each other for life on the front line. The front line. We have an exclusive interview with a british man who travelled to israel to fight in the war on hamas. I have to say that the people of bury fought very bravely. There are a lot of times that we saw also bodies of israeli innocent citizens in the houses , innocent citizens in the houses, but also bodies of terrorists that we didnt kill. The people of bury killed, managed to kill some of them. Some of them. And back in the uk, well have the very latest on tomorrows upcoming mid bedfordshire by election. Thats the seat which up until recently held nadine recently was held by Nadine Dorries and alex deakin has your weather storm babette is on the way bringing some torrential rain and some persistent rain as well. And the combination of those likely to cause some problems over the next few days, theres also going to be some strong and gusty winds. There are a number of met Office Warnings in place dunng of met Office Warnings in place during me later for a full forecast. And of course, you can join in any of our discussions by emailing gb views at gbnews. Com or tweet us at. Or tweet us at. Gb news. Well, good morning. Welcome to the program. Its horrendous news to greet you with today in gazas deadliest day yet of the conflict, hundreds are feared killed in an explosion at the al al arabe hospital in gaza city overnight. Hospital in gaza city overnight. A Gaza Health Ministry spokesperson has said that hundreds died at the building after what palestinian officials said was an israeli airstrike. Said was an israeli airstrike. Israel has blamed the blast on a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic jihad group, which denied responsibility. Well initial reports suggest a missile struck outside the building where hundreds of displaced gazans have been residing after israel gave the evacuation for order the northern part of the strip on twitter, the Israeli Defence force posted the following clip. Force posted the following clip. Now, in its you can see a rocket launched into the sky from a built up area. Its then built up area. Its then intercepted or indeed explodes intercepted or indeed explodes in what could be an error. Well, moments later you can see a massive explosion a few hundred metres away on the ground. Is this a faulty hamas ground. Is this a faulty hamas rocket or an israeli missile strike at the end . There you can see terrorists launch further rockets. After that explosion. Well the incident came not long after the un said a school sheltering thousands of people in central gaza was also hit, killing at least six people. Well gb news last night, the israeli ambassador to the uk, tzipi hotovely, spoke to nigel farage and had this to say in response to the hospital attack. I want to check what happened, but im sure and i can guarantee you we never target civilians mind while World Leaders have been quick to express outrage over the event , express outrage over the event, with protests sweeping nations across the islamic world like this scene here in lebanon , this scene here in lebanon, well, the hospital explosion comes as the humanitarian crisis in gaza has deepened. The United Nations has warned that israels Bombing Campaign and the blockade of gaza in response to the hamas attack on its communities is likely to be in breach of International Law. Israel has blocked supplies of food, water, fuel and electricity since the deadly hamas terrorist attacks of the 7th of october. But denies theres a humanitarian crisis as well. We can speak now to the freelance journalist yotam confino, now regular on our program , joins us this morning program, joins us this morning from tel aviv. Good morning from tel aviv. Good morning again to you, joe tam. Shocking again to you, joe tam. Shocking news up to the absolute news to wake up to the absolute worst to think of sick elderly women and children in hospital place where they were being treated by doctors and nurses. We dont yet know the death toll, but its thought hundred several are dead. And this puts bidens visit into chaos because now the palestinians and certainly the jordanians do not want to speak to him. Yes, joe biden is reportedly furious because hes travelling here in a war time. Furious because hes travelling here in a war time. And he was here in a war time. And he was was supposed to meet with egypts president al sisi. Jordans King Abdullah, palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in amman for a summit to discuss many things. First of all, the humanitarian aid coming into gaza. They were supposed to into gaza. They were supposed to talk about the hostages kept in gaza and in general, also to send a signal to other actors in the region to stay out of this conflict. But now this is all not happening. Hes meeting with the israelis, of course, but and he will be meeting with Prime Minister netanyahu in tel aviv. And, course, he will also be and, of course, he will also be asking this asking questions about this attack at the attack that happened at the hospital. Israel has said that it is sharing now in intelligence with the United States to prove that it is not behind it, that it is a failed rocket launched by Islamic Jihad and that israel has nothing to do with this. So israel is right now trying to persuade the world, first of all, the World Leaders. But also Public Opinion, which is, of course, much, much more difficult to persuade when it comes to the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Israeli palestinian conflict. Fascinating to see absolutely fascinating to see the blame game here and the developments at least last night when the first news of this hospital hit was released and then the videos that we started to see. It does seem that there has been a slight shift in narrative at first. Many people expecting that this was an israeli hit on this hospital and now many more people saying that this could have been a backfired. Hamas attack. Where does Public Opinion really sit on this and frankly, how long will it be until we know the truth . Truth . First of all, the truth always dies in war. Isnt that the saying . Its horrendous and especially in a time of social media, it took minutes before first of all, all media, but also just people who in general follow the conflict, people with millions of followers were immediately ready to accept the what came from hamas. The explanation that came from hamas, some of them then later also explained that israel has a has has something to say. They had evidence, but many dont, which means that, first of all, in the middle east, those who are already siding with the palestinians, which is most of the people in the middle east and those who side with hamas, they what israel they dont care what israel says. Doesnt matter how much says. It doesnt matter how much proof you provide. We saw this last when israel was trying last week when israel was trying to the world that that to show the world that that hamas had an excuse , the hamas had an excuse, the language, but slit the throats of babies, burn families alive. People are still not accepting this. They dont about the this. They dont care about the eyewitnesses. They care eyewitnesses. They dont care about material. So this is about photo material. So this is about photo material. So this is a massive pr war. What israel has , however, is most of the has, however, is most of the leaders in the western world who are standing by israel right now and who of course, are willing to see the documentation if they have proof, which they say they do. They have released some videos. Leaders videos. If the World Leaders cannot verify this, then at least they will have the least they will still have the support of the leaders. Im not so sure people on the street will the same. We see how will feel the same. We see how absolutely toxic the debate is right now people do not care right now and people do not care about they care about about the facts. They care about what they think and what they believe , and so be it. If other believe, and so be it. If other people can prove you wrong. Yeah joe, thanks for your analysis this morning in tel aviv. We thank you and well be back with you, im sure , at a later date. You, im sure, at a later date. Thanks very much for now. But with tensions running high, with tensions running so high, the United States president , joe biden is expected to arrive whilst on air in israel as whilst were on air in israel as part of a Diplomatic Mission. Part of a Diplomatic Mission. Amid these growing concerns over the escalating conflict , hes the escalating conflict, hes expected to spend the day in tel aviv for talks with the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu, discuss impending netanyahu, to discuss impending the impending invasion of gaza to help in the safe release of hostages held by hamas , and also hostages held by hamas, and also to address the growing humanitarian crisis in the middle east. Now, President Biden was then expected to travel on to jordan for talks about accelerating humanitarian assistance to gaza. However this stop has now been cancelled after the strike on that hospital in gaza, which palestinian officials are, of course, blaming on israel. But israel is blaming on the Palestinian Islamic jihad group. Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. Well, as President Biden left washington , dc last night, his washington, dc last night, his white house spokesperson , john white house spokesperson, john kirby, told gathered reporters that he will pose tough questions in those meetings with israeli leaders. Now , biden has previously now, biden has previously said that the United States did not want conflict between israel and hamas to grow into a wider war, with the focus now on making sure that humanitarian aid begins to flow into gaza despite an israeli siege that has blocked food, fuel and Water Supplies. Well joining us now from nashville, tennessee, is the former adviser to the clinton and the bush administrations and regular on the program as steve gill. The program as well, steve gill. Good morning to you. This is a diplomatic nightmare that the president to be landing president is going to be landing into trip cancelled into to have his trip cancelled isnt just snub. Its into to have his trip cancelled isntjust snub. Its a very isnt just a snub. Its a very clear message. Are clear message. They are extremely , happy and extremely unhappy, happy and outraged with what has happened or they believe to have happened at this hospital in gaza. At this hospital in gaza. Yeah, it was a train wreck before he even left the us. He tried to do a 60 minutes interview to show strength and vigour, but he came off weak, indecisive and inconsistent. So after that failed debacle to gain political advantage over this crisis in the middle east, he then decides to go try to get a photo op in israel at a time of war when theyre preparing for an invasion, when it is a war zone, putting himself at risk simply for a photo op. I dont think joe biden saw that he could do anything to help israel in this trip or try to help with these other foreign leaders. I think this was all about a photo for him and it about a photo op for him and it is, you know, again, started off like train wreck. Now there like a train wreck. Now there are reports that are reports this morning that this trip by biden was considered personal on some concessions , perhaps from the concessions, perhaps from the israeli government, humanitarian aid corridors are being established safe areas for civilians in gaza being established and perhaps even a delay to this expected Ground Invasion , at least while biden invasion, at least while biden is there to that extent, does this visit matter in terms of setting some ground rules for this conflict. I lost the audio this conflict. I lost the audio in there, so im not sure exactly what the question was, but i think that when you have these meetings being cancelled , these meetings being cancelled, it takes away the whole purpose of going there. And again, hes put himself at risk at a time that, you know, kind of the world needs American Leadership and these meetings not taking place opportunity place takes away any opportunity to try and calm the situation as you all have reported, this horrific bombing or missile strike at this hospital is inflaming the other countries. It is certainly what the hamas propagandists want and some of the media have run with the story before they had the facts. Its not to going help the situation. And im not sure that joe biden can repair it. Do you think that there are going to be questions about whether perhaps its america or indeed the west have taken their eye off the ball when it comes to the middle east . Perhaps weve been understandably preoccupied been preoccupied with whats been happening russia and happening with russia and ukraine, in the ukraine, but perhaps also in the china with taiwan or, china pacific, with taiwan or, you know, have we absolutely missed seeing this coming, this inflammation of the escalation. Here again, ive lost the audio , again, ive lost the audio, but oh, dear, a few problems with the line there to tennessee. But you get the impression there that there are grave questions not only for the west, but about what on earth will happen during visit by happen during this visit by President Biden. He is due to arrive whilst we are on air in the next few hours in tel aviv and we will be broadcasting that live here on gb news. Now, there may not have been a full scale invasion gaza a full scale invasion of gaza yet , but of course a full scale invasion of gaza yet, but of course fighting does continue ground with continue on the ground with hamas south and hezbollah hamas in the south and hezbollah in the north on the border with lebanon. Lebanon. Hundreds of wounded. Israeli soldiers the soldiers are returning from the frontlines treatment , and frontlines for treatment, and among british israeli , among them, a british israeli, one of an estimated 200 who left the uk and headed to the region to sign up to fight. Well, our reporter on the ground, Charlie Peters, has spoken about his spoken to him about his experiences on the front line for securing reasons weve decided to keep his identity a secret. Secret. At 7 am, they woke us up, told us that the israelis in a total war and we need to get ready and that we are going down to the gaza strip. Have you heard any reports about the extent of the hamas violence in that kibbutz . We didnt have that kibbutz . We didnt have reports on our way. We opened phones to understand whats happening because the idf couldnt understand whats happening because there was too much information going to from everywhere. Live everywhere. We saw the live streams of hamas. And then we understand something really understand that something really strange is happening. Strange is happening. You got to the and when you got to the kibbutz berry, thats when you engaged with the fighters engaged with the hamas fighters there. There. Yeah. Before we saw a lot of a lot of stuff that hamas was dead, a lot of bodies of innocent citizens. And when we innocent citizens. And when we came to kibbutz beeri, it was a junction of berry by the gate of the kibbutz. So we heard over this all of the shooting. And we this all of the shooting. And we understand that the massacre is still happening. To say still happening. I have to say that the people of berry fought very bravely, though a lot of time that we saw also bodies of israeli innocent citizens in the houses, but also bodies of terrorists that we didnt kill the people of berry killed managed to kill some of them. Managed to kill some of them. What was the fighting like . Very close combat, very close quarters. Close combat. Most yeah, very close combat. Most of our combat. Oh, 5 to 7m from each other. Or that they are they were inside the houses and we try to break inside the houses. We try to break inside the houses. In every house there houses. In every house there were between 3 or 4 terrorists that stayed inside the houses. I saw three terrorists. I said to them, idf, idf, because we didnt understand if theyre terrorists or citizens. Um people that have weapons. People that have weapons. When did you suffer your injury . What happened . I suffered it on sunday evening. We did our last. The last fight. The last fight. If the last fight. If terrorists , bad luck and machine gun started to shoot on us from inside the house, a machine gun shot at you from inside where you were so you ran into a house and there was a terrorist inside there. Photo for we tried to shoot the terrorists. They shoot us that us back. My soldier that operates a machine gun fell down and dead in the place. I got injured in my stomach and in my hand. Soi injured in my stomach and in my hand. So i was award on my back because i was bleeding from the back. From the bullet in your stomach. Stom ach. Exactly. Stomach. Exactly. That i will not bleed. And i started shooting on the terrorist. I shot. 9100 the terrorist. I shot. 9100 bullets on them. One of my soldiers phocoenidae couldnt put it inside the hallway, so it came to the living room where i was eating close. I have no idea why. As a religious man, im saying its because god, but i got. I saying its because god, but i got. I didnt get injured from the grenade. So another officer of unit managed to work of my unit managed to work inside the house from the kitchen window. He took me outside and the tank came in a fence. A ju