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Gaza hospital blast appears to not have been caused by Israel, says Biden
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It happened just before Mr Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday on a desperate diplomatic mission to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spiralling into a broader regional conflict.
However, the second half of his visit to the Middle East - a summit between himself and Palestinian, Jordanian and Egyptian leaders in Amman, which would have focused on getting humanitarian assistance into Gaza while working towards calming tensions in the region - was cancelled following the bombing.
Around 350 casualties were rushed from the blast site to Gaza City’s main hospital, al Shifa, already overwhelmed with those injured from other strikes, said its director, Mohammed Abu Selmia.
Israel’s military released what it claimed was evidence - including drone footage and an intercepted conversation - which it said proves an Islamist militant group was responsible for the bombing and not an Israeli airstrike.
“Last night, too many jumped to conclusions around the tragic loss of life at Al Ahli hospital,” British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Protests have ignited across the Middle East following the explosion, with hundreds of people taking to the streets in cities in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and in the West Bank - where there have been clashes with police.
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