Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States, and All Around The World as we continue our coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church, we begin with a horrific Hospital Blast in gaza city, which has killed 471 people, according to the Ministry Of Health in gaza. Which is controlled by hamas. The u. S. Now says intelligence suggests israel is not responsible for the explosion as officials in gaza have claimed. And state President Joe Biden echoed the explanation from israel, saying the hospital explosion was the result of an errant rocket fired by the palestinian examined jihad. New video from al jazeera appears to show a rocket fired from gaza, explode inflight above gaza city on tuesday. Moments before the Hospital Blast. Just a few seconds later you can see large explosions on the ground. Its not clear at this point, if these events are related. The palestinian president reports explosions near another hospital in gaza city, the group says the blast targete
War. It is when i am here in atlanta, atm in gaza city where the Ministry Of Health now reports 471 people have been killed in tuesdays deadly Hospital Blast. Israel was quick to claim and then deny responsibility, but now to review i u. S. And idf intelligence, the u. S. Publicly backs israels claim that in errant rocket fired by an Islamic Group caused the explosion. There is new video that appears to show a Rocket Flight from gaza and exploded both of gaza city just before the blast. On the ground, this was the moment of the explosion outside the hospital. U. S. National Security Council raised a statement reading, and part, the u. S. Government assesses that israel was not responsible for an explosion that killed hundreds of civilians at the hospital. Based on available reporting, missile activity, and open source video and images of the incident. That assessment came as the u. S. President arrived in israel, wednesday. Earlier on air force one, he was asked for his message to thos
Welcome to our viewers in the United States and watching Around The World to cnns continuing coverage of israel at war. Im Anderson Cooper in tel aviv. And im Kaitlan Collins in new york. Tonight, in a new interview, President Biden has just warned that israel should not try to reoccupy gaza, while adding that he does believe israel and im quoting the president now has to respond to the hamas assault that has killed 1,400 people, including, tonight, we are learning, 30 americans. All of this comes as President Biden is weighing whether to visit israel in the coming days, following an invitation by Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. But first, we want to bring you the lathe on a number of developments unfolding here and in the region. A short time ago, the president of the Palestinian Authority issued his first public condemnation of the hamas attack. Mahmoud abbas, speaking with venezuelas president , called for an end to civilian casualties, the release of prisoners, and a rejection o
Saying theyre invading the strip soon with Tens Of Thousands of soldiers. The u. S. Embassy in israel is offering of iq Asian Of Americans and immediate relatives by sea, just cyprus on monday at 8 am local time. It is on a Space Limited basis. The embassy says chartered flights are also being arranged. Meanwhile, the rafah Crossing Point between egypt and gaza remains closed this morning, as egyptian authorities continue their negotiations with israel and the United States over allowing u. S. Citizens safe passage into egypt. Secretary of state Antony Blinken will arrive in egypt today, and speak with that countrys president later this morning. A second u. S. Aircraft carrier is headed to the Eastern Mediterranean to help deter escalation in the region. It joins another Carrier Strike group that arrives earlier this week. And according to the Israel Defense forces, over 1400 people have been killed in israel since the fighting began, with the Gaza Health Ministry reporting more than t
Hamas Firing A Barrage of rockets. This is video of people scrambling in the wreckage as sirens blared in the israeli city of ash ka lon. Come to us. Come to us. Tell me where i go. You can see streaks in the sky. We have seen the iron dome here three miles from the gaza border. A lot of there is one over there coming in. You are going to hear it right up there. Got it. See if we can watch that one. And you can see those Iron Dome Interceptions right above us. This is video of the destruction in gaza this morning. The government warning that all electricity will completely stop and fuel runs out for Hospital Generators today. Right now we dont know the fate of all the hostages who are kidnapped from israel taken to gaza. President biden confirmed americans are among the captives and at least 20 u. S. Citizens are currently unaccounted for. The death toll in israel from hamas assault continues to rise. 1,200 people now confirmed dead as the scale and savagery of hamas massacre of civili