Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im Rosemary Church at Cnn Headquarters in atlanta. And im Becky Anderson in tel aviv for you, where we are standing by for u. S. President joe bidens arrival here. Biden is stepping directly into a geopolitical mind field made even worse by a blast at a hospital in gaza that the Palestinians Say has killed hundreds of people. The Subject Matter and the video that we are about to show you are graphic. Palestinian Officials Say the hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. Israeli military officials blame a rocket misfired by Palestinian Islamic jihad. They are presenting video evidence, which they say backs up their case. The World Health Organization says that the hospital has been caring for patients and sheltering thousands of people displaced from their homes. The Hospital Blast has brought condemnation from around the globe. A m
Hello, and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and All Around The World as we continue our breaking News Coverage of israel at war. Im rosemary church. U. S. President joe biden is on his way to israel this hour as a scene of chaos and devastation is unfolding in gaza. The videos we are about to show you may be upsetting. Palestinian officials report hundreds of people have been killed in an israeli airstrike on a hospital in gaza. Israel insists the hospital was hit by an errant rocket fired by the Palestinian Islamic jihad. Sources tell cnn the u. S. Is analyzing intelligence provided by israel. The World Health Organization says in addition to caring for patients, the hospital has been sheltering thousands of people displaced from their homes. The Hospital Blast has brought condemnation from around the globe. The human rights chief calls it horrific and unacceptable. President biden says hes outraged and deeply saddened. And here is the Palestinian Ambassador
Israel launched strikes on iran according to us officials, following unprecedented attacks on israel a week ago during which it wants more than 300 drones and missiles. So why did iran attack israel . I was in retaliation for israels targeting of the consulate in syria on the first of april in which iran says seven of its military officers were killed. As a long running shadow war between these bitter rivals which is out in the open. We analyse footage from the letters attack sent to our colleagues which shows the succession of flashes in the sky said to be above isfahan. We think it is to be consider flashes match up perfectly. Indicating they show the same event. Isfahan, the location of the attack is significant because several of the Nuclear Facilities are based there. Iran said nothing to see here, the official state news shows this footage in an attempt to confirm the scene after the explosions. He describes everything is safe and sound. International atomic agencies as there is
Very few images have come out so far showing any damage. Our middle east correspondent Lucy Williamson has more. A message not of war but of warning. Explosion. That israel could also strike its enemy at home if it wanted. After threatening a harsh and massive response to the smallest incursion, iran has downplayed this mornings strike. Its president didnt mention it once in his speech today. And this is the situation in isfahan, as shown on iranian tv. The message nothing to see here. Other than that, nothing has happened, everything is back to normal. Israel was divided over how to respond to irans barrage last weekend. Thejudgement of one far right Cabinet Minister this morning lame. And injerusalems main market today, many others were disappointed. When a bully comes to you, were going to respond to the bully with restraint, so the bully s just going to come back harder and harder and harder. But if you want to take down a bully, youve got to take down with force. I expected more,
It differently. They then was talk about iran may be calculating its strike on iran is something that would be slow moving, potentially a bit easierfor air slow moving, potentially a bit easier for air defences to take down but, clearly, that might as well have been something that needed a response. Talk to us about the dangers of how these things are calculated and how these countries go about sending signals with missiles and drones. Its sending signals with missiles and drones. And drones. Its something which i think, and drones. Its something which i think, which and drones. Its somethingj which i think, which strikes western audiences in the us and uk and elsewhere, as unusual, the idea of limited conflict. We are used to the idea of fighting to victory, fighting to win or at least trying to do so so the idea of signalling to Military Force but these things are relatively common, especially between smaller or sort of medium adversaries like we have here. You will engage in smaller