By the islamichhad armed militant group. The huge number of deaths at the hospital triggered angry Street Protests in palestinian cities in the west bank and across the arab world. President biden has been visiting. 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 Palestinian Authority pulled out following the hospital explosion declaring three days of mourning for the men, Women And Children killed. The Palestinian Health minister said the number of People Killed in gaza over the last 10 or ii the number of People Killed in gaza over the last 10 or 11 days is now at least three and a half thousand. With more than 13,000 wounded. The Director General gave this reaction to what happened. It is shocking. It is horrified. 0ur Colleagues are totally horrified, especially that our hospital has received has received a number of threats. We have issued days and days before a warning that if this continues, people are going to die. We have patients, we have people who are sheltering. So our colleagues who are in the ospital are really today thinking about what if another bomb, another bombardment of the hospital as we have been threatened and as the Israeli Occupation army told us that it will be your responsibility if you dont move your patients, they are really in a very, very difficult situation. They are also transporting and rescuing those people who have been injured and who have been killed. We have already transported about 73 people. 37 of them were killed. So it is a horrifying, shocking situation, especially that we have been warning the whole International Community that this is, there must be some pressure on israel to stop this, to have a ceasefire. And the order to evacuate hospital is a Death Sentence in itself. Margaret harris is from the world health organization. She gave some background as to who was being treated at this hospital. There were a large number of patients, at least 2000 patients in the hospitals of the northern side who were have got such severe injuries and such severe needs that they couldnt be moved. Theyre on ventilators or they were needing dialysis or they were babies in incubators, just people, patients that no doctor or nurse would be willing to move. I really am lost for words about this, and the only good outcome of any of this would be if the hostilities stopped right now and that the world just took a breath and said, lets be humans. Let humanity prevail. Stop the anger. Stop the hatred. Be human. I mean, when i was a junior doctor, our biggest fear was a bus crash. This is like. Like 100 buses crashing. And at a time when your hospital doesnt have the people, doesnt have the equipment, has run out of notjust fuel, but the bandages, the trauma supplies, all the things that are sitting in our trucks on the other side of the border have run out in these hospitals. We have been talking about reaction to this explosion in gaza that has got so many lies at the hospital yesterday. Israeland got so many lies at the hospital yesterday. Israel and the palestinians accuse each other of triggering that explosion. There has been enormous and deep reaction to that event across the region. I am nowjoined by bbc monitoring middle east specialist hesham shawish. Thank you forjoining us. There was almost an immediate reaction, wasnt there . On social media, as the horrific pictures were coming out of that hospital as we were hearing the news. ,. ,, news. Huge reaction right across the reaion, on news. Huge reaction right across the region, on social news. Huge reaction right across the region, on social media, news. Huge reaction right across the region, on social media, unofficial. Region, on social media, unofficial media channels. There was a press Conference Following an emergency meeting, un, arab ambassadors. They were condemning israel and calling for an emergency un meeting, this morning, and arab Media Outlets have been leading with the aftermath, thatis been leading with the aftermath, that is pretty monitoring situation in gaza. A lot of presenters have been wearing black as well. In terms of Media Coverage of the saudi owned tv channel, the Qatar Aljazeera Channel and sky news arabia, the main pan arab channels, ive been airing quite graphic footage of the aftermath, body bags, bodies being recovered, and rescue efforts. They have been calling it a bloody day, Reporting Gaza is being destroyed and also reporting that guzzles morning is on renewed israeli bombardment. In terms of israeli Media Coverage they have been widely reporting the israeli armys denial of responsibility over the blast. The israeli army has said the Palestinian Islamicjihad was Palestinian Islamic jihad was responsible Palestinian Islamicjihad was responsible for what it said was a failed Rocket Barrage and the pi] have denied that. They said with their Third Telegram Channel said thatis their Third Telegram Channel said that is at israel was fabricating lies and trying to evade its responsibility and the Palestinian Militant Group hamas is also accused israel. In terms of the important regional countries like saudi arabia, jordan, the uae, neighbouring jordan which signed a peace deal with israel in 1984 and is custodian ofjerusalems christian is holy sites takes a special interest in publishing, over half of the population there has palestinian roots, so the mediator has dedicated excessive coverage to the situation. Last nights channels were showing large crowds of people trying to break through to the israeli embassy. Police to persuade us crowds. Also in Lebanon Media there were showing large crowds of people outside yosemite throwing stones and trying to break through so theres a lot of anger being expressed across the region. This is on the eve of President Biden pulls � s visit. The uae which is a very important country which organised. As you were saying, it is interesting that before that attack by Armed Palestinian Groups into israel in which they massacred 1400 israelis and took 200 people hostage, including the elderly and Young Children and israels reaction after that bombardment of the gaza strip, there had been talk of normalising relations, hadnt there, between saudi arabia and israel, which was hotly discussed in the middle east. There have been divisions between countries in the region as to what relations they could or should have with israel. In reaction, though, to what we saw, the explosion at the hospital and generally over the last days and the humanitarian situation in gaza, there doesnt seem to be that division at the moment. In there doesnt seem to be that division at the moment. In terms of saudi Media Division at the moment. In terms of saudi media this division at the moment. In terms of saudi media this Morning Division at the moment. In terms of saudi media this morning they division at the moment. In terms of saudi media this morning they have been reporting on the humanitarian situation in gaza. The response from saudi media has been a lot more muted than other channels like al jazeera and sky news arabia. 0ne muted than other channels like al jazeera and sky news arabia. One of the most prominent newspapers is based in london and has been quoting official reaction. It has been leading this morning with the egyptian president s suggestion that the palestinians seeking safety would be transferred to the mega desert rather than the sinai. He said the transfer of all sentience to sign i would just transfer the conflict there. Saudi outlets from what i have observed have been airing the Hope Official Reaction and you mathurin situation in gaza more than condemning israel. For its actions, for the air strikes on the gaza strip. So there has been quite a different, quite a varied Media Coverage. Around the region. Although concerted concern for the humanitarian situation as you say. What about reaction and expectation for the visit by us President Joe Biden to the region that has caused, at the moment he is in israel, but he had been planning a summit then in amman injordan with arab leaders which was then cancelled because of the explosion in the Gaza Hospital yesterday. The explosion in the Gaza Hospital esterda. , , the explosion in the Gaza Hospital esterda. ,. ,. , yesterday. There has been fairly low coveraue yesterday. There has been fairly low coverage of yesterday. There has been fairly low coverage of the yesterday. There has been fairly low coverage of the visit. Yesterday. There has been fairly low coverage of the visit. The yesterday. There has been fairly low coverage of the visit. The Media Coverage of the visit. The media regionally still have been very preoccupied with the humanitarian situation and the aftermath of the blast. But they have been relaying for Cancellation Byjordan of the planned meeting which was supposed to be attended by the egyptian president and the palestinian president and the agender there was supposed to be focused on the humanitarian situation and getting humanitarian situation and getting humanitarian assistance into gaza. We have seen quite a strongly worded statement being issued by the Jordanian Foreign ministry. They said the meeting would be held when the parties can agree to, quote, end the parties can agree to, quote, end the war and the massacre is palestinians. It has blamed israel for its Military Campaign and for what it said was pushing the region to the brink of the abyss. We are seeing a very tense diplomatic situation and that is despite the shuttle diplomacy we saw by the us Secretary Of StateAntony Blinken earlier this week. We will continue to talk about those tensions. Thank you. There are tensions. Thank you. There are tensions around the gaza strip, but the situation is also dense in Northern Israel near the border with lebanon. Parts of the lebanese side of the border are controlled by hezbollah, a militant organisation which like a mass has close links to iran. 0n which like a mass has close links to iran. On tuesday Israeli Forces killed at least four of the group who they said were trying to cross the border to plant explosives. Israel has established why buffer zone near the border, evacuating villagers for what it says are security regions and that has raised concerns that that area could be heating up. Joining us from beirut to discuss that is a former general in the lebanese army. Hello to you. Hello. figs in the lebanese army. Hello to you. Hello. � ,. , in the lebanese army. Hello to you. Hello. � ,. , hello. As we have been seeing in the ast hello. As we have been seeing in the past couale hello. As we have been seeing in the past couale of hello. As we have been seeing in the past couple of hours, hello. As we have been seeing in the past couple of hours, president past couple of hours, President Biden has arrived here in israel for talks with israels government. He had then been planning to go on to jordan for a summit and to talk to arab leaders, the hope being to calm the situation and also allow a humanitarian corridor and supplies into gaza, in order to calm the wider region. But does the Northern Region feel come to you right now . The Northern Region is closely linked to what is happening in gaza and the like is iran. Everyone knows that. The lebanese government doesnt control anything unfortunately. Hezbollah now is the principal actor in south lebanon. The clashes all along the border started 10 days ago. We are still within the control, controllable situation because israel and hezbollah during the 15 years were playing in the rule of engagement, sheu playing in the rule of engagement, shell against another shell, a killed person against another killed person. 0pposition against opposition, but surely pressure these 10 days, the intensity of these 10 days, the intensity of these crashes increased in a very significant way. It may slip and go out of control. The visit of President Biden in israel before the problem, the bombing of the hospital in gaza. Intended first of all to limit the conflict to gaza. And to avoid extending it to lebanon. What we heard from the Iranian ForeignAffairs Minister yesterday was a warning to israel at to the United States that hezbollah may undertake pre emptive actions because hezbollah is not sure that israel will not finish with gaza and then turns to lebanon in a large scale operation. We are talking about water here and not about questions that we are hearing along the border during the past 10 days. President biden doesnt want to involve the us forces despite the fact that during the past 15 years the United States tried to extract itself from the middle east in order to focus on russia, on china, on other issues, but the middle east is not a distraction and it called back the american diplomacy and american forces. 0ne American Diplomacy and american forces. One third of the American Power is here. We have two Aircraft Carriers with the Carrier Strike group, and this is a huge force with huge firepower that is not intending to support israel only, but to dissuade iran from getting involved and to dissuade hezbollah. The us doesnt want to get involved in this conflict. ,. , doesnt want to get involved in this conflict. ,. ,. , doesnt want to get involved in this conflict yes i conflict. Yes, that is what. Yes. As i was conflict. Yes, that is what. Yes. As i was saying. Conflict. Yes, that is what. Yes. As i was saying, the conflict. Yes, that is what. Yes. As i was saying, the us conflict. Yes, that is what. Yes. As i was saying, the us sad conflict. Yes, that is what. Yes. As i was saying, the us sad that i conflict. Yes, that is what. Yes. | as i was saying, the us sad that it is carriers of their as a deterrent in the region. That as the declared aim of it, a deterrent to iran and hezbollah. But what could be just about deciding factor . Because we heard from hezbollah, it warned that if the humanitarian situation continued to get worse and worse inside gaza, it would feel it had to take action, after the explosion at the hospital in gaza yesterday which israel says it was not responsible for, but hamas, governing gaza, says it was. Hezbollah called for a day of rage. What could be a deciding factor, hezbollah is an armed organisation, massively armed but it also has interests in government in lebanon, doesnt it, which is suffering an economic crisis, so if you look at lebanon and to thank the people of lebanon cant afford a world right now, or might it feel compelled to take action in this very tense situation . Compelled to take action in this very tense situation . Very tense situation . Cant afford a war. Very tense situation . Cant afford a war. Lebanon very tense situation . Cant afford a war. Lebanon cant i very tense situation . Cant afford a war. Lebanon cant afford to be the theatre of a new war. The last one occurred in 2006. 7500 tonnes of ammunitions. We had 73 bridges destroyed. Some infrastructure destroyed and other infrastructure destroyed and other infrastructure was spared because of the american and french and european efforts, in order to spare this. But i think if there is a larger scale total war on the lebanese soul, no infrastructure will be spared. This is a dramatic situation. I dont think the International Community, neither the arab community, can afford to turn lebanon into the new gaza, where chaos and no control for no one, i think this is mad and crazy, but now lets focus on the principal point, try to rein in hezbollah. The lebanese government cant do anything but the International Community, and with the contacts with iran and we know there are back channels functioning full speed now, either through catarrh or other channels between the United States and the iranian order, to rein in the situation. But there is somewhere, unknown factors that could deteriorate the situation. First about what Will Hezbollah decide. This is first question. Of course whatever they decide, iran should give the green light. This is the first thing. The second thing, the situation in gaza is very fluid, but if israel undergoes an operation, large scale, in gaza and wins in a short time, there are risks for hezbollah to see israel returning and coming and finishing with hezbollah or opening a large scale with hezbollah. This situation if his brother is they might start themsel