The explosion at the hospital in gaza was carried out by palestinian militants, not israel. The blast is reported to have killed and wounded hundreds of people, many of them women and children. Israel has blamed the incident on a misfiring palestinian rocket, saying the physical evidence at the scene backs up the claim. Arab countries Havejoined Hamas in blaming israel for the explosion. The Gazan Health Ministry says a71 people were killed in the incident. Mr biden told the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that the us would continue to work with israel and partners across the region to prevent more tragedy to innocent civilians. The incident has led to shock waves in the region and the cancellation of a planned summit between mr biden and arab leaders. These are the scenes in the lebanese capital, beirut, where crowds gathered outside the us embassy. Over the next hour, we will look at what we know and what we dont know about the explosion at the hospital, and speak to our