Welcome it is newsday. Hello and welcome to it is newsday. Hello and welcome to the it is newsday. Hello and welcome to the programme. Starting with the big developments out of a Hospital In Gaza where thousands were seeking help and refuge. An explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital, right in the heart of gaza city, is said to have killed hundreds, according to Health Officials there. People sheltering in the hospital had fled 10 days of bombing by israel. The Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu denied that israel was responsible and blamed what he called barbaric terrorist. Hamas has in turn blamed israel for the blast, and called it a war crime. Heres our International Editor jeremy bowen with the latest loud blast the missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts you can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed Al Ahli Hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Very soon, video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to Shifa Hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organization. That statement will not be believed by palestinians and by millions of others in the middle east who see these images. The wounded and the dying pouring into shifa from al ahli arrived at a hospital already overwhelmed by thousands of casualties from israeli air strikes. It was already struggling to treat patients it was already struggling to treat patients after israel cut off fuel, water, food, and deliveries of medical supplies. Jordan and egypt condemned israel for a dangerous escalation. Jordan said the International Community should pressure israel to stop its attacks, to prevent what it called wide cycles of violence. As fury and fear gripped palestinians, israel denied that it was responsible. Ican i can confirm that an analysis of the idf Analysis Systems indicates that of a barrage of rockets was fired by terrorists in gaza passing in close proximity to the Al Ahli Hospital in gaza at the time it was hit. Intelligence from few sources that we have in our hands indicates that the islamicjihad is responsible Islamic Jihad is responsible for the islamicjihad is responsible for the failed Rocket Launch which hit the Hospital In Gaza. Pictures on social media showed many children are among the casualties in gaza. Many children are among the casualties in gaza. So many people needed treatment that the corridors of Shifa Hospital were packed. The destruction of Al Ahli Hospital is also spreading fear among the hundreds of thousands of palestinians who fled to gazas Southern Border with egypt after israel told them to leave their homes. Theres 8,000 people here at night and it is usually loud, kids are running around, but tonight there is silence, absolute silence. You cant hear a thing. People are just in absolute shock about what has happened. It is really, really shocking. And, and, ijust dont know what to say. I have no words. Anger spilled onto the streets of the west bank. The other parts of the territory separate from israel bike gaza. Since hamas attacked out of gaza on the 7 october, there have been fears that mass casualties caused by israels response could ignite west bank towns that have been the centre of unrest for well over a year. The young men on the streets, and Palestinian Armed groups in the west bank, will not believe israels denials. The latest from israels Prime Minister blaming what he called barbaric terrorists for the attack. The attack is a seismic event in a war that might spread elsewhere in the middle east. There are reports that the palestinian president has cancelled a meeting with the us president , whos due in israel tomorrow morning on a mission that was aimed at easing the plight of palestinian civilians, and who will now walk into an even deeper crisis. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. Now live in on backed Hezbollah Movement has called for a day of rage to condemn the strike on the gaza hospital. Are corresponded jon donnison has more on the reactions across the region. Explosions fury tonight in the west bank. In ramallah, youths battled with Palestinian Security forces who responded with tear gas and sound grenades. Earlier, as reports of the Hospital Strike came in from gaza, thousands took to the streets in protest. There is anger directed at israel but also at president Mahmoud Abbas and his palestinian authority, which many perceive as weak and lacking legitimacy. Mr abbas announced he was cancelling a meeting with president biden, scheduled for tomorrow injordan, and was flying home. Chanting there were mass protests there this evening too, and clashes outside the Israeli Embassy in amman. Translation during the foundation of israel, when it occupied this area, they are breaching International Humanitarian law. Geneva agreement is obvious in this regard. Medical centres or hospitals should not be touched. In turkey also, thousands rallied against israel. As the war in gaza escalates, it is a dangerous moment for the wider region. Jon donnison, bbc news. The us President Joe Biden said he was outraged and deeply saddened by that explosion at a garda hospital that killed about 500 people. In a statement about 500 people. In a statement he about 500 people. In a statement he said about 500 people. In a statement he said his. About 500 people. In a statement he said his National Security team is trying to gather information about exactly what happened. President biden is currently flying to israel and is in mid air. Is expected to meet the its rally by minister. He was also expected to fly to jordans capital to meet other middle eastern leaders but not only has. Cancelled his meeting with the us president but nowjordan� s Foreign Minister has also said it has cancelled the summit it was hosting altogether. More from our North American editor now, sarah smith. This is an extraordinary strip which was a high stakes gamble even before news came in of this Hospital Bombing. It is a visit with to make purposes really and both of those to make formations got considerably more difficult to date. Firstly, he wants to go there to demonstrate what he calls his ironclad commitment to israel and to its right to defend itself. That is a position Thatjoe Biden has had for well over 50 years now. But it is a position that is much, much more uncomfortable to defend tonight that it was even just this morning. The other thing he wants to try to achieve is get israel to allow emergency humanitarian aid into gaza and put in place some kind of measures to try to protect innocent civilian lives. That just looks a lot more difficult now as well. Thats because you have got the american president flying into a situation where the hamas leader says it is the fault of the us that this Hospital Bombing has happened, because america gives Israel Coverfor because america gives israel cover for its aggression, he says, as you were reporting the palestinian president has cancelled his meeting Withjoe Biden and then at the same time israel are going to ask him for over 10 billion worth of emergency military aid. So he is arriving in a situation that was already complex and it is now considerably more volatile before he even touches down. In fact were going to take that further. For more on president biden� s trip to israel and the issues around that diplomacy in the expected war in the gaza strip we can go ahead and talk to Erin David Miller a former Us State Department official as well as a middle east negotiator and also Senior Fellow at carnegie and down us think tank. Thanks very much for your time on newsday. There are lots of optics attached to the us president s visit to israel. It is also coming as we are saying after the recent Striper Dog Strike at the Al Ahli Hospital. How complicated is the situation now for these diplomatic efforts . It now for these diplomatic efforts . , , efforts . It is very complicated and large efforts . It is very complicated and large measure efforts . It is very complicated and large measure because i efforts . It is very complicated l and large measure because the United States is not in control of events. We sometimes lull ourselves into believing our leverages unlimited that given the power of military economic rejection of power by the United States that they are very few situations where we cannot somehow fight our way to inaudible. Us president is appearing inaudible. Us president is appearing in israel during. Us president is appearing in israel during a. Us president is appearing in israel during a very. Us president is appearing in israel during a very fraught i israel during a very fraught period. He has to content with the trauma of a buss savage and brutal Terrorist Rampage October Seven and the israeli Response Blockade Of Gaza and punishing airspace. fin Response Blockade Of Gaza and punishing airspace. Punishing airspace. On the other, punishing airspace. On the other. You punishing airspace. On the other, you have punishing airspace. On the other, you have a punishing airspace. On the other, you have a looming| punishing airspace. On the | other, you have a looming punishing airspace. On the other, you have a looming not other, you have a looming not even looming Ground Campaign which is extremely complicated, likely to be bloodied and provokes a question, even if the israelis do succeed in their objectives they start to confront the problems of the day after. Into their strides in american president , with tremendous leverage in theory because of his ironclad support for israel and the fact that a love of israel and the idea of israel and a high regard for israels security, thats deeply impressed on president bidens commercial and political dna. I think he has three objectives. One, cp cannot find a way to make more predictable and stable, stable the humanitarian bridge and corridor into egypt and egypt into rougher. That problem is even more acute as hundreds of thousands of palestinians have fled from gaza city. They are now ill serviced and ill resource. Now you have a looming humanitarian tragedy which is already upon us. The second objective is to reassure a deeply traumatised israeli public. I Thinkjoe Biden feels that to do this in person or drive home the message that, at least for the israeli public, he stands with israel. He also is intuited i think that the israeli public are deeply disappointed in their own leadership and needs reassurance now. Finally, the most difficult part of his mission is a very honest and frank discussion with his dominant Prime Minister and his war cabinet. What if the objectives of this campaign, monitor means that israels objective to achieve it, how is it going to achieve a . What cost it will will encounter likely . And finally, what is the israeli vision or view of the israeli vision or view of the day after. Will make the point that Military Power is a means to an end. Those objectives that the israelis want to objective need to be well thought out and Gain International support. What happened in gaza today, the controversy over who was responsible for the attack on the Al Ahli Hospital in gaza city unclear. The alahli Hospital In Gaza city unclear. The alahli Hospital In Gaza city unclear. Apologies for interrupting. City unclear. Apologies for interrupting. Is city unclear. Apologies for interrupting. Is by city unclear. Apologies for interrupting. Is by could city unclear. Apologies for. Interrupting. Is by could jump interrupting. Is by could jump in as you talk about the objectives, i want to also understand how likely is president bidens ability to achieve those objectives at the time when the arab leaders that he was hoping to meet are pulled out of those meeting. How do you see that playing out in the entire dynamics . I think, and sorry for droning on, i think the first four objectives are eminently achievable. Unfortunately he will not see the president of egyptin will not see the president of egypt in a man because he and the israelis are key to the humanitarian bridge that needs to be created into gaza. The top as part i think will be the issue of probing the israelis and try to understand what it is they intend to do. You have a delay in this Ground Campaign. It has now been too weeks and maybe it is whether, maybe it is israeli indecision over the breadth and depth of their campaign, over the breadth and depth of theircampaign, it over the breadth and depth of their campaign, it certainly is their campaign, it certainly is the president s visit. Days expect the Ground Campaign in its fullest manifestation is not going to inaudible. He will be in week three of this more. He will be in week three of this more, it. He will be in week three of this more, it seems. He will be in week three of this more, it seems to. He will be in week three of this more, it seems to me, |. He will be in week three of. This more, it seems to me, and the hostages are a complicating factor that we have not even discuss. I think we will be into week three before we see the signs and the reality of an unprecedented Israeli Campaign in gaza. Very briefly, what about the wider region, in fact iraqs Foreign Minister warned of pre emptive strikes yesterday. Are you worried about a major escalation that the us could try and de escalate . The us could try and deescalate . The us could try and deescalate . ,. ,. , deescalate . Is a former middle east negotiator, deescalate . Is a former middle east negotiator, i deescalate . Is a former middle east negotiator, i worry deescalate . Is a former middle east negotiator, i worry about i east negotiator, i worry about anything when it comes to this region. But i do not believe a run once a major confrontation with israel. I think hezbollah is also assessing the choice they have to make. Why waste their assets . When hamas is actually doing hezbollah and irans betting . I think that is the calculation for both of them. Neitherwant the calculation for both of them. Neither want to be drawn into a war that would fundamentally change the strategic balance of power, nothing what that is what is really at stake. I think it will back up their Risk Aversion in this regard. I wont say it cannot happen. You could end up with a serious engagement between iran and hezbollah, but a direct israeli competition where israeli strike the iranian mainland and the iranians retaliate with us participation. Mr; the iranians retaliate with us participation. My apologies, but that is participation. My apologies, but that is all participation. My apologies, but that is all the participation. My apologies, but that is all the time participation. 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