Biden Shows Support For Israel’s Account of Gaza Hospital Strike

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, during his solidarity visit to Israel on Wednesday, has shown support to the israel’s account that Palestinian militants caused a devastating hospital strike in Gaza.

While opening a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Biden said “I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in Gaza on Tuesday and based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you.

“But there’s a lot of people out there not sure so we have to overcome a lot of things,”

The Health authorities in Gaza said the explosion killed between 200 and 300 people and was caused by the latest in a wave of Israeli air strikes.

The Israeli military blamed Palestinian militants, saying an outgoing Islamic Jihad rocket misfired and that it would provide evidence.

“We have to bear in mind that Hamas does not represent all the Palestinian people and has brought them only suffering,” Biden said.

He said he was encouraging Netanyahu to ensure “life-saving capacity to help the Palestinians who are innocent and caught in the middle of this.”

The Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in the light of Biden’s visit, claimed that Israel had consented to collaborate with the US on a plan to allow supplies into Gaza, which has been under an Israeli embargo for 16 years and has been under siege and bombardment for 12 days.

Israel is threatening a ground invasion following the devastating October 7 assault by Hamas militants.

Biden said he was “proud” to visit Israel.

“I want to say to the people of Israel, their courage, their commitment and their bravery is stunning,” Biden said.

Netanyahu, who has faced domestic criticism after the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, had eagerly invited Biden, who until recently had openly criticised some moves by Israel’s hard-right government.

Netanyahu hailed Biden who has faced accusations from the rival Republican Party that he is insufficiently pro-Israel for paying “the first visit of an American president in Israel in a time of war.”

“There’s only one thing better than having a true friend like you standing with Israel and that is having you standing in Israel.

“Just as the civilised world united to defeat the Nazis and united to defeat ISIS, the civilised world must unite and defeat Hamas

“I can assure you, Mr. President, Israel is united to defeat Hamas and we will defeat Hamas and remove this terrible threat.”  Netanyahu said.

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