Page 78 - Gaza

Biden wraps up visit to Israel with warning against being consumed by rage

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Israel had agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt, with the understanding that shipments would be subject to inspections and that aid should go to civilians and not Hamas militants. I understand. Many Americans understand," Biden said, likening the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US that killed nearly 3,000 people. You can't look at what has happened here ... and not scream out for justice. While you feel that rage, don't be consumed by it. Israel had cut off the flow of food, fuel and water to the Gaza Strip after the attack by Hamas, in which nearly 1,400 people in Israel were killed. Mediators have been struggling to break a deadlock over providing supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups and hospitals. An explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital compounded the suffering. Israel confirmed that food, water and medicine would begin to flow to Gaza

Hospital strike done by other team: Biden; Israel backs it with 'proof'

Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied blame

LIVE: Trai asks DoT to consider recommendations for next spectrum auction

Catch all the latest news from around the world here

Israel President Herzog meets with US President Biden in Tel Aviv

President Biden came to Israel on a solidarity visit, following the horrific terror attack by Hamas against the people of Israel on October 7

500 dead in Gaza hospital attack; Biden visits Israel: What we know so far

A rocket struck Gaza's Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital claiming several lives. Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry blamed an Israeli airstrike, and said it killed at least 500 people.

UN Security Council to hold emergency session after Gaza hospital blast

Russia and United Arab Emirates called for open meeting shortly after the explosion, in courtyard of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, which according to Hamas sources killed some 500 Palestinians

Gaza carnage spreads anger in Middle East, threatening to widen conflict

Within hours after a blast was said to have killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital, protesters hurled stones at Palestinian security forces in the occupied West Bank and at riot police in neighbouring Jordan, venting fury at their leaders for failing to stop the carnage. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas friends of the US who normally relish the chance to meet with American presidents called off a planned Wednesday summit with Joe Biden, who will now only visit Israel. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spent much of the past week meeting with Arab leaders to try to keep tensions in check, but those efforts are now in doubt following the hospital blast. The raw nerve of decades of Palestinian suffering, left exposed by US-brokered normalisation agreements between Israel and Arab states, is throbbing once again, threatening broader unrest. This war, which has entered a dangerous phase, will plunge the region .

IDF releases critical evidence of Hamas hand in Gaza Hospital explosion

The Israel Defence force today released what they claimed was technical evidence to prove that the explosion at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital was due to a Hamas rocket misfire

UN to vote on Gaza resolution that would condemn Hamas' attack, violence

The UN Security Council scheduled a Wednesday vote on a resolution that initially condemned the heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israel as well as all violence against civilians, while calling for humanitarian pauses to deliver desperately needed aid to millions in Gaza. Negotiations on wording of the draft resolution sponsored by Brazil continued throughout Tuesday, and the final version to be voted on had not been released by late Tuesday. The vote follows the council's rejection Monday evening of a Russian-drafted resolution that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians and called for a humanitarian cease-fire but made no mention of Hamas. Russia has proposed two amendments to the Brazil resolution that will be voted on first. One calls for a humanitarian cease-fire. The other would condemn indiscriminate attacks on civilians and assaults on civilian objects in Gaza like hospitals and schools that deprive people of the means to survive. Brazil holds the Security .

Biden will be plunging into Middle East turmoil on his visit to Israel

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday left the White House for a quick trip to Israel to show solidarity with the people of the country in the aftermath of the terrorist attack by Hamas. However, Biden had to abruptly scrap his trip to Jordan for a meeting with leaders of Jordan, Egypt and Palestine after the Palestinian Authority cancelled the summit following a huge explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Hundreds of civilians are feared dead after a deadly blast at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza. Israel has denied its involvement in the bombing, while the Palestinians have held it responsible. I am outraged and deeply saddened by the explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that resulted. Immediately upon hearing this news, I spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel and have directed my national security team to continue gathering information about what exactly happened, Biden said in a statement minutes before he

People stage protests in Jordan after Gaza Hospital explosion kills 500

In videos, the protesters in Ramallah were seen chanting "The people want the fall of the President."

Here is all we know about what happened at the hospital blast in Gaza city

This is what we know about Tuesday's deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza City. In the dark of early evening in Gaza, reports emerged of an explosion at Gaza City's al-Ahli hospital. Al-Ahli was crowded both with victims of 10 days of Israeli airstrikes and with families and others who have taken refuge on hospital grounds. Video that The Associated Press confirmed as being from the hospital showed an orange ball of fire and flames engulfing the building and grounds. The video showed the outside of the hospital, where countless Palestinian families had been camping out. Torn bodies covered the grass, with slain children lying among dead adults. Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry blamed an Israeli airstrike, and said it killed at least 500 people. Israeli authorities soon after denied involvement, saying a misfired Palestinian rocket appeared to blame. Outraged over the hospital blast, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II announced they were pulling out of

After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame

The Israeli military says it had no involvement in an explosion that killed hundreds of people at a Gaza City hospital and that the blast was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket. The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says an Israeli airstrike caused the blast, and that it killed some 500 people, many of whom had sought shelter from an ongoing Israeli offensive. The Israeli military, however, said Palestinian militants had fired a barrage of rockets near the hospital at the time.

Horrified by killing of hundreds of Palestinians: UN chief on Gaza blast

In a strong condemnation, Guterres said, "I am horrified by the killing of hundreds of Palestinian civilians in a strike on a hospital in Gaza today, which I strongly condemn," the UN posted on X

Palestinian prez cancels meeting with Biden after hospital strike: Report

A senior Palestinian official says President Mahmoud Abbas has cancelled his participation in a meeting scheduled on Wednesday with President Joe Biden and other Mideast leaders. Abbas was scheduled to join Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at Wednesday's summit in Amman, Jordan, where they are to discuss the latest Israel-Hamas war with Biden. But the senior official said Abbas was withdrawing to protest an alleged Israeli airstrike on a hospital in Gaza that Hamas health officials say has killed over 500 people. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the cancelation has not been formally announced.

Gaza hospital blast raises stakes for Biden's trip to Israel and Jordan

President Joe Biden's efforts to tamp down tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas faced a bloody setback Tuesday when, shortly before his expected departure for the Middle East, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas withdrew from scheduled meetings to protest an explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds. The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza blamed the blast on an Israeli airstrike but the Israeli military said it had no involvement and pinned the blame on a misfired Palestinian rocket. Abbas' cancellation, disclosed by a senior Palestinian official, reflects an increasingly volatile situation that will test the limits of American influence in the region as Biden visits Israel and Jordan on Wednesday. Biden's decision to put himself in a conflict zone the same year he made a surprise visit to Ukraine demonstrates his willingness to take personal and political risks as he becomes heavily invested in another intractable foreign conflict with no clear end game and

Arab leaders' summit with Joe Biden called off after Gaza hospital blast

A huge explosion at a Gaza hospital has derailed the diplomatic efforts led by the US to mobilise support for "Israel's right to defend itself" with a summit meeting between American President Joe Biden and other leaders in Jordan's Amman being called off. Hundreds of people are feared dead after a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza for which Hamas and Israel traded charges holding each other responsible for the incident. Biden is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Wednesday on a solidarity visit to express support for Israel. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced that Biden's summit in Amman scheduled to take place on Wednesday with Jordan's King Abdullah, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been cancelled. Biden has been backing Israeli calls for eliminating Hamas following the attacks carried out by it on Israel on October 7 in which more than 1,300 people were killed and between 200 and 250 Israelis are said to

Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital, says Ministry

Photos from al-Ahli Hospital showed fire engulfing the hospital halls, shattered glass and body parts scattered across the area. The ministry said at least 500 people had been killed

LIVE news: Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital

Catch all the latest updates from across the globe here

Prepare to deploy, US troops told; Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday

Israel has bombarded the Gaza Strip with air strikes that have killed more than 3,000 Palestinians, a quarter of them children, and driven around half of the 2.3 million Gazans from their homes