Hamas, palestinian authorities and other arab nations have blamed israel for the explosion which has triggered protests across the middle east. Meanwhile Britains Foreign Office is advising its citizens against all travel to lebanon due to the risks associated with the conflict between israel and the occupied palestinian territories. To discuss all this with me tonight is our panel Tom Peck A PoliticalSketch Writer for the independent and Amanda Renteria, a democratic policy strategist and former top Campaign Aide to hillary clinton. Us President Joe Biden has promised solidarity with israel but his trip is overshadowed with a the us President Joe Biden has today pledged solidarity with israel, during a whirlwind eight hour visit. But, his trip was overshadowed by last nights blast at a hospital in gaza. Which the Gazan Health Ministry says killed a71 people. It has inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region. Israel has maintained it was not responsible, saying the blast was caused by a rocket misfired by the Palestinian Militant Group islamichhad. Today President Biden agreed, saying it appears the blast was done by the other team. But hamas, palestinian authorities and other arab nations have blamed israel for the explosion which triggered protests across the middle east. The bbc is trying verify the claims from both sides. After their talks, mr netanyahu called biden a true friend, saying he commends his Deeply Moving decision to visit israel during the war. Following joe biden� s visit, israel said it will not thwart the delivery of food, water and medicine from egypt for civilians in gaza as long as this aid does not reach hamas. For days people there have been fleeing their homes to escape israeli strikes which palestinian which authorities in gaza say have killed more than 2,400 people. Israel says is it targeting members of hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation, by the uk government. It follows the deaths of around m00 people, in attacks on southern israel, 11 days ago. Lets begin our coverage with this report from our international editorjeremy bowen, on President Biden� s crucial, diplomatic mission. A warning there are some graphic details in his report. A car park outside the Al Ahli Hospital became a killing ground. The arguments about whos responsible come too late for the people whose lives ended here. Even with their bodies taken away, the clean up this morning also meant collecting small pieces of flesh. He shouts god have mercy, he said, they were civilians. And mohammed al zawahiri, a neighbour, cant unsee children with legs blown off and the bodies he helped carry. They all, he said, thought theyd be safe near a hospital. Early this morning at the Defence Ministry in tel aviv, the military presented data it said proved israel did not attack the hospital. Instead, they said it was a Malfunctioning Rocket fired by palestinian islamichhad. The Trajectory Analysis from the barrage of rockets confirms that the rockets were fired, close proximity to the hospital. According to our intelligence, hamas checked the reports, understood it was an Islamichhad Rocket that had misfired and decided to launch a Global Media Campaign to hide what really happened. They went as far as inflating the numbers of casualties. Coming to tel aviv was a gamble for President Biden. He wanted to ease gazas humanitarian catastrophe while supporting israels war effort, perhaps an impossible circle to square with israels leader, Benjamin Netanyahu. But a deal emerged from their meeting. Food, water and medicine, but no fuel from egypt to gaza. For israel, more military aid and agreement that they didnt hit the hospital. And based on what ive seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team. Not you. I wanted to personally come and make that clear. Thank you for having me. And im looking forward to having a thorough discussion about where everybody goes from here. The president wont change the minds of those who insist Israel Attacked the hospital. Joe biden� s presence here will only deepen the conviction among palestinians and millions of other arabs that america isnt just on israels side, but that its also complicit in Everything Israel is doing in gaza, including killing civilians. Until the hamas attacks on israel, President Biden dreamt of transforming the middle east. The americans were negotiating with saudi arabia and israel to try to get the two countries to recognise each other. That is not on the agenda any more. In arab capitals, there have been protests against israel. This was beirut and this is sanaa in yemen. So far, the shouting has spread, but not the fighting. Keeping it that way will be a challenge. Jeremy bowen, bbc news, israel. Joining me now from Washington Dc is Asha Castleberry hernandez, former Us State DepartmentSenior Advisor to the bureau of near eastern affairs. Welcome to the programme. If you were advising President Biden would you have told him to make this trip . Yes i would have. I think it is imperative that President Biden shows that he is committed to achieving Regional Peace and security. I think it it is very important that he also shows that he is in support of the security of the state of israel as well as ensuring that the message is important that everyone knows that this is all about innocent civilians and protecting innocent civilians and making sure that they receive humanitarian assistance. So his leadership or presence in the region definitely is going to resonate and it is important that he is there. Clearly, there has been a breakthrough, we think, when it gets to getting aid from egypt into gaza. 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