18 October 2023 06:30 pm
President Biden suggested on Wednesday that Hamas was responsible for the Gaza hospital explosion that killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians. Speaking in Tel Aviv alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden declared his “outrage” over the blast at al-Ahli Hospital and echoed Israeli claims that it was done by Palestinian militants.
“Based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you,” Biden told the Israeli leader. “But there’s a lot of people out there not sure, so we’ve got to overcome a lot of things.”
After his trip to Israel, Biden planned to visit Jordan, where he was supposed to meet with King Abdullah II, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. But the blast caused Abbas to pull out of the meeting, which was then canceled. The Palestinian Health Ministry, which is run by Hamas, said the hospital was hit by an Israeli airstrike.
More than 4,700 people have been killed on both sides since the war began, with tens of thousands of others injured. U.S. officials have said at least 30 Americans are among the overall death toll, with another 13 missing. (Yahoo News)