Live from jerusalem, from this region gripped by violence and death with fears the situation could well escalate. The us President Joe Biden has arrived in israel. This was always a diplomatically risky visit a us president arriving in the middle of a fast paced war but his role here and what he can hope to achieve today has been hugely complicated by the devastating deaths last night of hundreds of civilians in gaza in an explosion in an overcrowded hospital. President biden has already begun the meeting with the israel Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. The two had these comments before they went and for talks behind closed doors. I want to thank you all today and for the unequivocal support you have given israel through these trying times. As a port that reflects the overwhelming will of the american people. I have seen your support every day in the depth and breadth of cooperation that we have had since the beginning of this war. A level of cooperation that is truly unprecedented in the history of the Great Alliance between our two nations. We see that support in your steadfast commitment to provide israel with the tools we need to defend ourselves. We see that supporting the clear message you have sent our enemies not to test our resolve, and in the two American Carrier battle groups that you sent to the region to back up those words with action. But above all, mr president , the world sees that support, and the more clarity that you have demonstrated from the moment israel was attacked. I am dee l moment israel was attacked. I am deeply saddened moment israel was attacked. I am deeply saddened and moment israel was attacked. I am deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at a hospital in glasgow yesterday. And from what i have seen, yesterday. And from what i have seen. It yesterday. And from what i have seen, it appears as though it was done seen, it appears as though it was done by seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team and not you, but there done by the other team and not you, but there are a lot of people out there but there are a lot of people out there that but there are a lot of people out there that are not sure so we are going there that are not sure so we are going to there that are not sure so we are going to have to overcome a lot of things going to have to overcome a lot of things. They encourage the Life Saving Capacity to help the palestinians who are innocent caught in the palestinians who are innocent caught in the middle of this, and anyway, thats in the middle of this, and anyway, thats who in the middle of this, and anyway, thats who we are. Not just in the middle of this, and anyway, thats who we are. Notjust me, thats thats who we are. Notjust me, thats who thats who we are. Notjust me, thats who the United States is. 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We were just watching comments not long | what we are going to do. We were i just watching comments not long ago made byjoe biden, the us president who has arrived in israel for talks today. The first time israels by minister pointed out sitting next to him that a us president has come to israel and the time of war. To have a look at the public statements made by the two leaders, we can chat to our chief International Correspondent who is on the Israel Gaza Boundary at the moment. You are of course watching and listening carefully. Did anything surprise you have those comments. We have been speaking earlier about how President Biden was expected to express his solidarity as he always does with israel, but also to be quite outspoken of the need to do something about the increasingly dire humanitarian situation in gaza. Every word, every step of the american president is being watched around the world, and watch closely of course in israel. Watched across the arab world. That image of him landing on the tarmac, no red carpet. It is a time of war, but warm hugs with and the israeli Prime Minister and president. And now, his first Public Comments in this highly combustible situation. I think there will be some surprise. Perhaps it is joe biden� s folksy way of speaking, but for him to say that from what he has seen so far he thinks it is the other team who carried out the attack, in other words, that he has seen so far some talking and analysing to do both with the israeli and american experts, that he does seem to accept israels case that this was not the work of an israeli air strike, the carnage and chaos that went round the world last night from the hospital in gaza city. But he said he had a lot of work to convince the rest of the world that it was the case. That really does, in a euphemistic way, underlines what really is the main. There are many problems. So this is one of the many problems in this. We have been describing it as a vicious and volatile cycle of claim and counterclaim. The rest of the arab region has made up its mind and it has heard israel making cases before that have turned out not to before that have turned out not to be true, and therefore they do not trust israels version and they have therefore rejected it outright. The islamicjihad has been blamed by israel and it has already been said that these are lies by israel. Joe biden says that more time on the ground. His other comment was that he underlined that israel has the same value set as he put it of a democracy of. Same value set as he put it of a democracy of. Same value set as he put it of a democracy of. Sorry to interrupt ou democracy of. Sorry to interrupt you there democracy of. Sorry to interrupt you there sorry. Democracy of. Sorry to interrupt you there. Sorry, it democracy of. Sorry to interrupt you there. Sorry, it was democracy of. Sorry to interrupt you there. Sorry, it wasjust democracy of. Sorry to interrupt you there. Sorry, it wasjust to. You there. Sorry, it was just to remind our viewers about that attack that you were talking about there. It is an explosion at a very overcrowded Gaza Hospital that has very much complicated joe biden� s already difficult visit to the region today as he was setting off from the us on air force one, news and shocking pictures started coming in of an explosion at the hospital, in of an explosion at the hospital, in which hundreds of Palestinian Civilians are said to have died. And as you say, israel says it was not to blame. It has been carrying out aerial bombardment of gaza daily for the past ten days, but it says that that was not an attack by israel. It has blamed the Militant Group islamicjihad and the palestinian authorities have very squarely blamed israel. Joe biden said that he presented evidence by israel, as you say in a folksy way, that it appeared that israel were not to blame in that. As you said, whatever the president might say or israel might say, the feeling is that many in this region across the middle east have already made up their mind about that event, and might look at the precedent here by israels and say you are not a neutral observer here at all. It say you are not a neutral observer here at all here at all. It isnt today that man in here at all. It isnt today that many in the here at all. It isnt today that many in the arab here at all. It isnt today that many in the arab world, here at all. It isnt today that many in the arab world, including the palestinians, will say that you are not an honest broker. It has been an accusation in the region for a very long time, that america takes sides. Yes, it talks about trying to find solutions for, in this case, to resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict, but it is above all a friend of israel, and makes play with the israel being the biggest recipient of a major recipient of aid and military aid every year. But just this visit will send a message across the arab world. But his team has said that while he is not going to see the Leaders Injordan, the president of egypt, the king of jordan, the president of the palestinian authority, he will have, or what we have seen so far is planning to have a conversation on the plane with egypt and with the Palestinian Leader and has already had conversations with the king of jordan. He will want to share with them what he hears on this visit, that he knows and they know most of all that this is not the time for them to be Standing Shoulder to shoulder with the United States, when there was such an explosive mood on their own streets and much less a catastrophic situation in the gaza strip. 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Again, that is happening today. It lies behind these claims and counter claims of who was to blame for yet another atrocity, yet another massacre. From what we have seen so far, hundreds are feared dead in that explosion at that hospital, and yes, morality, politics security, there is so much in this mix at the moment and it is at this moment are truly combustible mix. fin at this moment are truly combustible mix. At this moment are truly combustible mix. ,. ,. ,. , mix. On the Israel Gaza Border there. Thank mix. On the Israel Gaza Border there. Thank you mix. On the Israel Gaza Border there. Thank you very mix. On the Israel Gaza Border there. Thank you very much i mix. On the Israel Gaza Border| there. Thank you very much for joining us there. We were talking about the explosion at that Gaza Hospital. Palestinian officials have directly blamed israel. Israel has been bombarding the gaza strip with air raids since the Massacre By Hamas Of Moo Israelis Inside Israel 10 days ago. But israel blames last nights deadly hospital explosion on a malfunction of a rocket intended to be aimed at israel by the islamicjihad armed Militant Group. Following the huge number of deaths at the hospital there have been angry Street Protest in palestinian cities in the west bank and across the arab world. President biden had been hoping to attend a summit of arab Leaders Injordan after visiting israel but that has been cancelled after the president of the Palestinain Authority pulled out after the hospital explosion declaring 3 days of mourning for the Men Women And Children killed. Our correspondent Rushdi Abu Alouf is in gaza and has managed to reach the Al Ahli Hospital. He sent us this update from outside the building. People are still collecting body pieces from on the ground. People are still in panic. People are still trying to understand what is happening. I was talking to one of the people who witnessed this, what the palestinians are calling a massacre. He said that they were just sitting in their garden peacefully, and suddenly a huge explosion rocked this area, and he said he started to collect people from all around the gaza strip who could arrive to the hospital. They came and tried to help. He said, we collected bodies, injured people, we evacuated serious injuries using motorcycle. Some people evacuated on foot, he said, from here to the hospital. Lets take in some International Reaction now. The president of the European Commission, ursula von der leyen, had this to say about the explosion at the hospital in gaza. Last night, a senseless tragedy has shocked us all. A hospital in gaza, Sheltering Hundreds of wounded people, was turned into a hell of fire. The scenes from Al Ahli Hospital are horrifying and distressing. There is no excuse for hitting a hospital full of civilians. All facts need to be established and those responsible must be held accountable. In this tragic hour, we must all redouble our efforts to protect civilians from the fury of this war. She is the president of the European Commission speaking about the explosion at the Gaza Hospital that is because so many lives, hundreds of lives yesterday. We can talk Natalie Tennant colonel peter lerner. He is an idf spokesperson. Hello. Hi. We heard today a long hello. H. We heard today a long Press Conference from the idf and the Israeli Defence forces presenting what you say is evidence to say that israel was not behind the explosion and blaming it on the islamicjihad Militant Group inside gaza. Islamicjihad Militant Group inside gaza. ,. ,. , gaza. Yes, indeed, in the aftermath of what appeared gaza. Yes, indeed, in the aftermath of what appeared on gaza. Yes, indeed, in the aftermath of what appeared on social gaza. Yes, indeed, in the aftermath of what appeared on social media i gaza. Yes, indeed, in the aftermath i of what appeared on social media and afterwards the media reports, we initiated a high level investigation initiated a high level investigation in order to understand who was responsible for that attack. I can say unequivocally that it is hamas and islamicjihad who have been firing rockets. I can say that last night it was palestinian yen islamic she had that launch one of the rockets that landed on the hospital. Last night, we determined that there were no Israeli Defence force operations, not by air, ground force or a neighbourforces. Secondly, we do conducted an investigation on our radar and Technological Capabilities and identified the trajectory of the rockets, where they were launched from and what was their battle path. Where they were intended to go, and indeed, they were all headed over the trajectory of the hospital, and finally, we act intercepted a conversation between two Hamas Terrorists that were talking openly about it, and they mentioned that Palestinian Islamicjihad had launched one of the rockets and hit the hospital and mentioned it by name. This isjust our investigation and some people are raising eyebrows and some people are raising eyebrows and trying to get some clarification, but