Ground attack. Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. President joe biden has urged israel not to be consumed by rage this was confirmed soon after by Prime Minister netanyahu whose office which said no aid will enter from israel as long as its hostages arent returned and it will not block the delivery of food, water and medicines from egypt. Joe biden his visit was overshadowed by a devastating explosion and hospital in gaza city. Hundreds more were wounded. Israel has blamed it on a palestinian islamichhad rocket, which it says misfired, hitting the hospital. President biden appeared to agree with that that it was caused by what he called the other team will stop in the last hour say israel was not responsible based on the latest information. Responsible based on the latest information. But arab countries have joined hamas in blaming israel for the explosion. President biden appeared to agree with israel saying he thought the blast was caused by the other team. He also urged israel not to be consumed by rage. And to learn from mistakes the us learned after 9 11. The Hospital Explosion has led to shock waves across the region and the cancellation of a summit between mr biden and arab leaders injordan. These are the scenes in beirut where crowds gathered earlier or outside the us embassy. Or outside the us embassy. We get more from a chief correspondent lyse doucet. Despite the terrible back drop over the last 11, 12 days a glimpse of progress on this issue of aid in the last couple of hours. A,. ,. Of hours. Matthew, the words may offer a glimpse of hours. Matthew, the words may offer a glimpse of of hours. Matthew, the words may offer a glimpse of hope of hours. Matthew, the words may offer a glimpse of hope but of hours. Matthew, the words may offer a glimpse of hope but in of hours. Matthew, the words may offer a glimpse of hope but in this| offer a glimpse of hope but in this region relaying from this catastrophe unfolding in the gaza strip. Which is compounded with that devastating explosion at Al Ahli Hospital in gaza city. A scene of such carnage and chaos. What the palestinians say is the highest casualty toll from a single strike in five different hamas gaza israeli wars. They dont trust israel, but they dont buy the account presented by israel that it did not carry out in air strikes against that hospital. It doesnt by the american account that they too have looked at all the evidence and believe that israel did not do it, that it was a result of a misfired missile by palestinian jihad. President biden took care to say that while he was Standing Shoulder to shoulder with israel and wanted to shoulder with israel and wanted to be seen to be doing so he also said that palestinians are suffering too. Yes, he seems to have bought that agreement from israel to allow age to come in from egypt but egypt will have its own concerns. It is said repeatedly it wont open the rock crossing, the only way in and out of gaza now unless security can be secured. Half a crossing. Security has been breached four times since october seven. As always it depends on what happens on the ground, not the words which are spoken. Lets take a look at another extraordinary day across this region and this unprecedented visit by an american president at a time of war here in israel and across the border in the gaza strip. Ill warn you this report has some images that can be distressing. Heres his report on a day of all days. Joe biden arrived in israel this morning at one of the most dangerous points in the recent history of the region. From the us president , a very public demonstrative show of support for isreal and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has vowed to do what it takes to crush hamas. Mr biden� s visit has been overshadowed by what palestinian Officials Say was an Israeli Attack last night on a hospital in gaza. According to hamas, 500 people were killed including many whod already been forced to evacuate their homes and were sheltering in the now burnt out Hospital Grounds. As the victims were buried, more desperation for gazans and a sense increasing anger across the arab world. There were overnight protests across the west bank, jordan, lebanon, and yemen. But israel says it was not to blame. In a detailed rebuttal of the claims from gaza, israeli officials said intelligence reports pointed to a misfired missile from palestinian militants. Part of israels defence, intercepted communication between militants, said to be acknowledging what had actually happened. Israels evidence appeared persuasive enough forjoe biden. I was 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. Mr biden also expressed concern about hostages held in gaza. They include us citizens like Hersh Goldberg polin. The 23 year old was badly wounded at a hamas attack at the Music Festival at which hundreds were killed. His mother rachel is desperate for progress. I do feel that President Biden is very much with the hostages. We have spoken to him, i have spoken to him personally and we feel that support. And i know that the israelis as well want all the hostages released. And yet there is this quagmire of time and chaos and pandemonium and we are actively at war. Joe biden� s short visit will be followed by other World Leaders many of whom also have citizens killed or abducted by hamas. But the events of the last 2a hours have made things even more perilous for people in the immediate region including the hostages being held in gaza. Wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. Two day in his short but important visit here to israel President Biden at moments rose to poetry and also invoked the lessons that americans had learned from their own history. He talked as israel as well about the attacks of september 11 in the United States in 2001, saying that what it happened in israel was like 15 9 11. He also urge the israelis to learn from what the american mistakes were in response to that atrocity and not to act in rage. Justice must be done. But i caution this while you feel that rage, dont be consumed by it. After 9 11 we were enraged in the United States. While We Soughtjustice and got justice we also made mistakes. His words will have been touched by many here in israel. They will be listened to across the Palestinian Territories and right across the world and of course back in america. But it is the concrete achievements he been able to achieve here while on the ground that will matter most. Most of all getting aid into the gaza strip at a time when the United Nations Secretary General has spoken up nations Secretary General has spoken up and suffering. Today i ask the israeli cabinet, who i met with for some time this morning, to agree to the delivery of life saving humanitarian assistance to the civilians in gaza. Based on the understanding that there will be inspections and that the aid should go to civilians not to hamas. The agreed humanitarian assistance can begin to move from egypt to gaza. Let me be clear if hamas diverts or steals the assistance, they will have demonstrated once again that they have no concern for the welfare of the palestinian people. President biden making clear the conditions on that aid. Everyone watching to see if it does indeed come from egypt into the Southern Gaza strip. Everyone here and across the region are reeling from the images which came from gaza city early evening yesterday after that explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital. Gruesome images of bodies burnt and battered and bloodied, a Press Conference on the Hospital Grounds in the midst of body bags piled high. And the news today that there were so many dead they had run out of body bags. Bbc is one of the few broadcasters with our own correspondent in gaza. He was able to go to the scene of the explosion for that i will warn you that there are some distressing images and distressing discussion in his report. Heres what he had to say. At the hospital this morning, after what looks to have been the deadliest moment in gaza of the war so far. Burnt out cars and just a huge fire after last nights blast. I was talking to one of the people who witnessed what the palestinians are calling a massacre. He said they were just sitting in their garden peacefully, and suddenly, a huge explosion rocked this area and he said, we started to collect people from all around the gaza strip who could arrive at the hospital. They came and we tried to help. He said, we collected bodies, injured people, we evacuated people with serious injuries using motorcycles. Some people were evacuated on foot, he said, from here to shifa hospital. Blood soaked mattresses lay on the ground. Doctors here say thousands were taking shelter at the hospital when it happened. We left our home to come here, this woman says. We thought it would be safe, but then it got bombed. People are still collecting body pieces from on the ground. People are still in panic. People are still trying to understand what happened. With health Officials Saying hundreds of dead and missing, this is a moment of horror for palestinians already traumatised by this war. Rushdi abualouf, bbc news, gaza city. Reporting from the scene of that explosion at the hospital, really, risley grizzly scene. So many eyes now on the evidence, the imagery from that fateful moment. Weve heard that israel has made a case, the americans have been looking at it, brynn says its going to launch its own independent investigation. Palestinians you are gathering evidence to make the claim that in fact this was an israeli air strike, not a misfiring by the islamicjihad group. The bbc� s own Verified Team has been trying to establish what we know it what we dont know about this devastating explosion. Our Diplomatic Correspondent Caroline Hawley has been working with our colleagues at bbc verify. Ever since the explosion happened last night at around 7 p. Ever since the explosion happened last night at around 7 pm. Time, the bbc Verified Team has been analysing all the images local time, the bbc Verified Team has been analysing all the images and video that have emerged. The Aljazeera Television station was broadcasting live at the time. You can see a series of Bright Lights in the air. We dont know exactly what they are. The israeli army said it was a failed rocket launch by islamicjihad. You see a flash and its followed by a big fireball. Our Verification Teams have looked at these images and can tell from the rubes and other skyline details illuminated by the flames that it was in the main courtyard of the hospital. Next, theyve been looking at Daylight Images next, theyve been looking at Daylight Images taken this morning. Here you can see quite a lot of fire damage to the cars, mostly intact and standing. A relatively small crater. Weve shown these images to a number of Weapons Experts and while they couldnt come to a firm conclusion, several have told us that if the explosion had been caused by the type of bomb normally used by Israeli Forces the crater would have been bigger and it wouldve been more damage to the buildings. One way of trying to establish what hit this hospital is by studying bomb or Missile Fragments at the scene. Our team on the ground and team here havent seen any. Look at this image we found from last night of two men searching through the crater we showed you earlier. The logo on their investors from the Palestinian Police from the explosive ordnance department. We dont know what if anything they recovered. The Islamic Jihad movement put out a statement saying the explosion was caused by israeli bombing and they have the remnants of the explosive head but they havent yet provided any of this. Whats not in dispute is there were a very large number of casualties according to palestinian officials, mostly people we think of it sheltering in the hospital from israeli air strikes. To establish the exact truth of what caused that you would need an independent investigation for that but that is not can happen and what is an active war zone. The impact will be felt for a long time to come. It the impact will be felt for a long time to come. Time to come. It has triggered an exlosion time to come. It has triggered an explosion of time to come. It has triggered an explosion of anger time to come. It has triggered an explosion of anger right time to come. It has triggered an explosion of anger right across i time to come. It has triggered an i explosion of anger right across this region and it wont easily die down. Especially as the region and the world be on waits to see what israel will launch that widely expected an attack by land, sea and air. As for President Biden, he has wrapped up his trip. He has achieved his first objective. He has given a very public show of support personally and politically to israel. That message has been received here. The american president also said he asked very tough questions put it in the closed door meetings with the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the and also with members of his war cabinet, perhaps some of that conversation may emerge in the days to come. President biden has made it very clear in public that he also focused on the plight of the palestinians for that many will be now watching to see whether or not they will be a follow up, whether or not that aid will start coming through, that when crossing in the Southern Gaza strip through egypt. Foreign Passport Holders going out, desperately need aid getting it. But there is tension right across the region. And of course for the arab world who all of the arab leaders and iran have described what happened at the Al Ahli Hospital last night as an israeli war crime. That will have consequences. That will unfold in the days and weeks to come. We will keep an eye on all of the developments. Back to you in the studio in london. Lyse the developments. Back to you in the studio in london. Studio in london. Lyse doucet, thank ou so studio in london. Lyse doucet, thank you so much Around The World and across the uk. This is bbc news. Lets look at some other stories making news. The inquest into the death of Manchester Arena bomber salman abedi has returned a conclusion of suicide. The record of inquest was published today by the Judge Coroner who chaired the Manchester Arena inquiry. The formal conclusion recorded by the inquest was � suicide while undertaking a Terror Attack that murdered 22 innocent victims and injured many others. Official figures show that food prices have seen their first monthly fall in two years, but fuel prices have risen sharply. Milk, cheese and egg prices all fell, but petrol rose by 5. 1p a litre. It means the uks overall rate of inflation holds steady at 6. 7 after three consecutive monthly falls. Londons metropolitan police say that the environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offence after a protest on tuesday. The force says a total of 26 people have been charged with obstructing the highway after being asked to move. They were bailed to appear before Westminster Magistrates Court in november. Youre live with bbc news. Lets talk with a former middle east envoys and Senior National security officials. And Senior National security official in the obama and clinton administrations. Shes now a senior counsellor at the Us Think Tank Center for american progress. Diplomacy doesnt come much tougher than this, does it . It diplomacy doesnt come much tougher than this, does it . Than this, does it . It does not and were fortunate than this, does it . It does not and were fortunate in than this, does it . It does not and were fortunate in the than this, does it . It does not and were fortunate in the united than this, does it . It does not and | were fortunate in the United States i believe that President Biden at the helm at this point, a very experienced leader, diplomat with the Security Interest of the United States frankly first and foremost. And also what is most important to democracy in the United States and Around The World at the front of his mind. ,. Around the world at the front of his mind. ,. , mind. The Hospital Explosion made this tri mind. The Hospital Explosion made this Trip Everything mind. The Hospital Explosion made this Trip Everything about mind. The Hospital Explosion made this Trip Everything about it mind. The Hospital Explosion made this Trip Everything about it so this Trip Everything about it so much harder. Does that mean it is a real success, apparently getting an Agreement Aid in so we havent seen it happen but were told it will happen. I it happen but were told it will ha en. ,. ,. , it happen but were told it will hauen. ,. ,. , it happen but were told it will ha en,. ,. , happen. I believe again, as your newscasters happen. I believe again, as your newscasters pointed happen. I believe again, as your newscasters pointed out happen. I believe again, as your newscasters pointed out we happen. I believe again, as Yourl Newscasters pointed out we need happen. I believe again, as your newscasters pointed out we need to stay on the ground to know for sure. I believe that this will represent a breakthrough on humanitarian aid getting in. It is something that the United States and many others have been working hard to facilitate over the past days. It is critical for any number of reasons for the many innocents in gaza who having such a difficult time, thats an understatement right now. But food need to make entry and foreign nationals need to have roots out. I believe for President Biden that was a top component, top goal of this trip that he felt he needed to be in person to have these discussions you have this go forward. One of the note as he did warn about hamas giving off the top, taking supplies for their own use, having worked in the region for some period of time i would fully expect, i think we need to expects this is always been hamas his behaviour of skimming off the top, taking first and leaving what is left for the many innocent civilians in gaza. Is left for the many innocent civilians in gaza. That could be a ve bi civilians in gaza. That could be a very big problem civilians in gaza. That could be a very big problem in civilians in gaza. That could be a very big problem in the civilians in gaza. That could be a very big problem in the days very big problem in the days and weeks ahead. Weve heard in the last hour on the un peace convoy they fear were on their brick of a deep, dangerous abyss that could change the trajectory of a ladies dry israeli Gaza Conflict at least not that middle east as a whole. In terms of reflection, do you think thatis terms of reflection, do you think that is where were, that is that dangerous . I that is where were, that is that dangerous . That is where were, that is that dancerous . ,. , dangerous . I would use those words. I think were dangerous . I would use those words. I think were walking dangerous . I would use those words. I think were walking along dangerous . I would use those words. I think were walking along the dangerous . I would use those words. I think were walking along the edge l i think were walking along the edge of a precipice. And so each step needs to be taken with incredible care. In doing so in a way that israel both has the ability to defend itself and prevent hamas militants, terrorists from taking further action against them in the ways that occurred last weekend. At the same time, to the folex extent possible minimising fullest extent possible, minimising the damage for the many innocent civilians, palestinians and israelis alike. Thats an extraordinarily difficult line to walk but it is the path that israel is on and the path that the World Community is on, is navigating. In that very difficult path. Navigating. In that very difficult ath, ~. ,. , navigating. In that very difficult ath. A,. ,. , navigating. In that very difficult ath. ,. ,. , ~ navigating. In that very difficult ath. ,. ,. , 4 navigating. In that very difficult ath. ,. ,. , ~ navigating. In that very difficult path. Mara rudman, thank you so much for oininu path. Mara rudman, thank you so much forjoining us path. Mara rudman, thank you so much forjoining us on path. Mara rudman, thank you so much forjoining us on the path. Mara rudman, thank you so much forjoining us on the programme path. Mara rudman, thank you so much forjoining us On The Programme For Forjoining us on the programme for that as weve been hearing President Biden is pledged to the United States will stand beside israel through the dark days and the good days to come as he ended his trip there. The former us President Donald Trump was asked to comment on events in the last 2a hours, have a listen. At events in the last 24 hours, have a listen. � , � ,. , listen. A terrible thing, its a shame. Listen. A terrible thing, its a shame it listen. A terrible thing, its a shame. It should listen. A terrible thing, its a shame. It should have listen. A terrible thing, its a shame. It should have neverj listen. A terrible thing, its a shame. It should have never happen, the attack on israel should have never happened. And it wouldnt have happened if they had a different president , i can tell you that. Thank you. Lets go live to the bbc Special Correspondent for them in terms of what weve been watching with the President Joe Biden is in israel, underlining Human Hearing Aid warning israel not to act on rage. There are clear dangers here, arent there . Arent there . Yes, i thought that was interesting arent there . Yes, i thought that was interesting that was interesting that he actually invoked the mistakes, he didnt speu invoked the mistakes, he didnt spell them up but set after 9 11 america made mistakes of its own. And the need to push the israelis to look at what comes after an immediate Land Invasion is part of what you see this extraordinary Shuttle Diplomacy from the biden administration, walking a tight rope between all of the different concerns in the region. Ive never seen a Secretary Of State travel at this extensively in the middle east. It reminds me of dick cheney on the eve of the invasion of iraq when he had to go around all of the arab countries try to rally support for invasion of iraq and watching tony blinken and Thenjoe Biden Crisscross that area of the world, it gives you a real sense of how concerned americans are as well as them moving in not one but two Aircraft Carriers into the region. From what im understanding from american officials and ive been speaking to is they really wanted a meeting to go ahead with arab leaders as well with abbas, king and the very disappointed that it didnt happen. But they still got that humanitarian deal from egypt. Humanitarian dealfrom egypt. Were auoin to humanitarian dealfrom egypt. Were going to pause humanitarian dealfrom egypt. Were going to pause for humanitarian dealfrom egypt. Were going to pause for a humanitarian dealfrom egypt. Were going to pause for a moment. Humanitarian deal from egypt. Were going to pause for a moment. This is the Point Of View is Around The World leave us as you watch bbc news. Lets continue with the conversation. You are talking about some of the people youve been talking to their i gather even talking to their i gather even talking to their i gather even talking to David Pretorius as well. Concern about why the strategy, take me through some of those conversations. I me through some of those conversations. Me through some of those conversations. I was actually speaking conversations. I was actually speaking on conversations. I was actually speaking on the conversations. I was actually speaking on the bbc conversations. I was actually speaking on the bbc news i conversations. I was actually. Speaking on the bbc news cast, podcast a few minutes ago and a couple things struck me about what he said. One, the scale of the difficulty of the Land Invasion of gaza. We all know this, the military difficulties but i have been hearing to that american officials were worried there could be tens if not hundreds of thousands of casualties when israel goes into gaza. David pretorius confirmed that he thought Casualty Numbers would be extremely high. He was also pressing for the sense of whats gonna happen afterwards. This is a general who is involved in american surgeon and middle east in iraq. Its wanting to have military successes, another as david h. Petraeus knows all too well to leave behind a situation where there is good governments, rule of law, a competent military structure, some sense of an independent military and Civil Society was up that the americans feel they didnt manage to do in iraq which is why isis came in. It was interesting to hear him point to those two issues without the scale of the difficulty of the operation itself and then, are the israelis doing enough to plan for the day after . His implication was the us didnt after the attacks of 9 11 and then its own engagements in the middle east. In a sense that is quite a way in the future in terms of the more immediate, what did he say if at all about the events of the last 24 hours and whether those events with the whole region as a middle east correspondent for The Economist was saying is now at Boiling Point . Doesnt narrow the options as they think about what can actually be achieved or done by israel and any set of Ground Offensive . Achieved or done by israel and any set of Ground Offensive . There are the different set of Ground Offensive . There are the different timetables set of Ground Offensive . There are the different timetables and the different timetables and different clocks that everybody is operating on. The americans are very conscious of the prospect of this expanding to a wider regional conflict. They are even more acutely conscious of that because of what happened with the hospital. And as David Petraeus was saying, in a way the facts of this unfortunately have come to late. Whatever those facts might be. The narrative as you know, weve been watching it for the last 24 hours and again tonight in the middle east, the narrative is out there that this was an israeli strike on a hospital that killed hundreds of palestinians in gaza. That has inflamed populations across the middle east. It is why youve got those two Aircraft Carriers, those two american Aircraft Carriers, one is the biggest Aircraft Carrier in the world sitting off the coast of london. To deter his brother for thinking there is an opportunity for them now to strike israel. I asked grant shapps who is a british secretary of defence in a different programme i was on and asked him specifically because the brits to our Standing Naval vessels from the Western Mediterranean to the eastern and i asked him if he could ever imagined asked him if he could ever imagined a circumstance in which British Military forces we get engaged green and gauge there was a war that came, would British Military forces getting gauge. He said were not planning for any circumstances, british boots on the ground. But his message as wasjoe biden his message as is the american administrations message was do not get involved. I think that is the number one priority forjoe biden, he secured the sage which was a top priority. What tony blinken has been going around saying, Whatjoe Biden was saying would have wanted to say if he had been able to have those Meetings Injordan and what grant shapps was saying to be is do not get involved without due not want his brother to get involved because thats yes, and he said that in the Press Conference. Recently said dont. Dont get involved, exactly as you were saying. Repeating what the us have set for a number of days since the start of the conflict. I want to turn really briefly to donald trump. He was there in the courtroom, couldnt resist his contribution. He said in some way that this wouldnt have happened if he was president. I think weve gotten used to donald trump saying that. Ive heard that before from donald trump. He said that about the ukraine war. So, its not something new for donald trump to compare himself favourably in that way. Hes also gone a little bit of making up to do because he got slammed by the other republican candidates earlier after the hamas action for suggesting hamas was
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