At least 200-300 people were killed in an explosion at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. Israeli and Palestinian officials have traded accusations over who was responsible for the blast, with Israeli officials saying it was a rocket launched by Islamic Jihad and Palestinian officials blaming an Israeli airstrike. In response, President Joe Biden has directed his national security team to gather information and the UN has called for an independent investigation and for all sides to exercise restraint.
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President Joe Biden is set to visit Israel on Wednesday to demonstrate America's commitment to Israel's security, while the planned summit between Biden and Arab leaders in Amman, Jordan, was called off after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas withdrew in protest of the attacks. The U.S. and Israel have agreed to develop a plan to enable humanitarian aid from donor nations to reach the Palestinians in Gaza, in the wake of a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital.
The US is working to develop a framework to provide humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken having met with Israel's wartime cabinet for seven hours. The situation in Gaza has become increasingly dire, with an Israeli airstrike hitting al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, and the UN calling for an immediate ceasefire. The US is hoping to provide food, water, and medicine to those in need, as well as arrange for those who want to leave the region to do so safely.
An Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah destroyed a residential neighborhood, leaving a scene of devastation and crowds of people waiting for hours at the Rafah crossing. Emilee Rauschenberger described the scene as "frustrated and exhausted," with no electricity for the rest of the night.
President Joe Biden will visit Israel tomorrow to show solidarity and discuss aid to the region. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that makers of gun parts must comply with "ghost gun" rules, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed 21 species from the endangered list due to extinction, and a man wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years in Georgia was fatally shot by police.
Adar Eylon, sister of a woman killed in a Hamas terror attack in Israel, has spoken out about the difficult aftermath of the tragedy. Israel is conducting precision strikes on known Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, while Palestinian officials report that Major Gen. Fouad Abu Butihan has been killed in Israeli strikes. The tragedy of Shira's death serves as a reminder of the human cost of the ongoing conflict in the region.
Former President Donald Trump has called for expanding the travel ban to include potential refugees from Gaza, while President Joe Biden is set to travel to Israel to show support for the U.S. ally and has authorized $735 million in emergency funding. Biden is also working to restore the U.S.’s relationship with the Middle East and rebuild ties with allies in the region, as well as address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
President Joe Biden is traveling to Israel this Wednesday to show solidarity with the country in the wake of the recent attacks by Hamas. He will also visit Jordan to meet with King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The visit is meant to reaffirm America's commitment to Israel's security and to foster peace and stability in the region.