Viewers in the United States and Around The World. Im john fox at the cnn center in atlanta where just about what i am. U. S. President joe biden is on his way to israel. A high stakes visit which is being made even more complicated as seeds of chaos and devastation unfold in the aftermath of the explosion at the hospital in gaza. And a warning the images that you are about to see, are hard to watch. According to palestinian officials, hundreds of people at the hospital where killed by it israeli airstrike. The e Israel Defense force denies that. Insisting the explosion was caused by a rocket, that was misfired, by that militant group, Islamic Jihad. Sources call cnn that the u. S. Ally intelligence is provided by the israelis. [inaudible] according to the World Health Organization, the hospital is treating not only the wounded palestinian, but also sheltered thousands of people forced to left their homes. Global condemnation has been swift. The u. N. Chief calls that horrific, and una
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
Blaming israel. Israel denies that saying it has intelligence saying the hospital was hit by a failed Islamic Jihad rocket. President biden is on his way to israel to offer a wartime show of support and to personally push for desperately needed humanitarian aid in gaza. A key summit with Middle Eastern leaders was canceled. Congressman Jim Jordan Set A Vote for tomorrow morning on his bid to win the speakership. The gop congressman losing the first vote today. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Lets get to the Breaking News in the middle east. A deadly explosion at a hospital in gaza. Israel and palestinian groups are at odds over who is to blame. We have reporters standing by in israel and m. J. Lee is at the white house as the blast threatens to become a flash point. Lets go to clarissa. What do we know about this Hospital Blast . Reporter well, wolf, we know that thousan
Palestinian Civil Defense crews retrieve numerous martyrs' bodies, and rescue multiple wounded individuals after the Israeli occupation bombed various areas of the Gaza Strip at dawn.