Killed hundreds of innocent civilians. Officials in gaza claim it was an israeli airstrike. The Israeli Military insists it was a Misfire Rocket launched by Palestinian Militants near the hospital. Cnn geolocated this video, this is the moment of blast. This morning President Biden appearing to take israels side. Listen to the president. Deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in gaza yesterday. And based on what i have seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you. But there is a lot of people out there who are not sure. So we have to overcome a lot of things. Shortly before President Biden landed in israel, the Israeli Military laid out evidence blaming the explosion on the Islamic Jihad militant group, including intercepted audio of hamas operatives alleged by talking about the misfired rocket. Despite israels denials, a wave of protests have erupted across the middle east. Lebanon hundreds tried to break through Security Barriers near the u
Hello and welcome to our viewers here in the red states and around the world. Im john vause at the Cnn Center Lantern where its just on midnight, and at this hour u. S. President joe biden is on his way to israel, a high stakes visit which became even more complicated as scenes of chaos and devastation unfold in the aftermath of the explosion at a hospital in gaza. And a warning, the images youre about to see are hard to watch. According to palestinian officials hundred people at the hospital were killed in an israeli airstrike. The Israel Defense forces, though, denies that, insisting the explosion was caused by a rocket that was fired by the Palestinian Islamic jihad movement. Sources tell cnn sources are analyzing intelligence provided by israel. The World Health Organization says the hospital has been treating hundreds of Wounded Palestinians, has also been a place shelter for people forced to leave their homes. Global come condemnation is. Swift the Global Human Rights chief says