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| Biden heads for Israel as Gaza death toll rises | Biden heads for Israel as Gaza death toll rises |
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| President Biden is traveling to Israel as it battles Hamas | President Biden is traveling to Israel as it battles Hamas |
| US President Joe Biden is due to arrive In Israel later on Wednesday to express his solidarity and to discuss war plans with its leaders. | US President Joe Biden is due to arrive In Israel later on Wednesday to express his solidarity and to discuss war plans with its leaders. |
| But his visit has been hugely complicated by a blast at a hospital in Gaza which is feared to have killed hundreds of Palestinians. | But his visit has been hugely complicated by a blast at a hospital in Gaza which is feared to have killed hundreds of Palestinians. |
| The president sent his "deepest condolences" to the victims. | The president sent his "deepest condolences" to the victims. |
| A visit to Jordan to meet Arab leaders was cancelled amid international outrage over the deaths in Gaza. | |
| Biden's visit to Israel is a high-stakes gamble | Biden's visit to Israel is a high-stakes gamble |
| Mr Biden will meet Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a "very small restricted bilateral meeting" as well as the Israeli war cabinet, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. | Mr Biden will meet Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in a "very small restricted bilateral meeting" as well as the Israeli war cabinet, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. |
| The president will also meet first responders to the attack by the Hamas Palestinian militant group on Israel which left 1,300 Israelis dead on 7 October, and some of those who lost loved ones or whose family members are being held hostage, Mr Kirby said. | The president will also meet first responders to the attack by the Hamas Palestinian militant group on Israel which left 1,300 Israelis dead on 7 October, and some of those who lost loved ones or whose family members are being held hostage, Mr Kirby said. |
| Israel has asked the US for $10 billion (£8.2 billion) in emergency military aid, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, quoting what it calls sources familiar with the request. | Israel has asked the US for $10 billion (£8.2 billion) in emergency military aid, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, quoting what it calls sources familiar with the request. |
| The Hamas-led authorities in Gaza say 500 people died in the explosion at the Al Ahli hospital, which one doctor called "a massacre". | The Hamas-led authorities in Gaza say 500 people died in the explosion at the Al Ahli hospital, which one doctor called "a massacre". |
| Hamas blamed Israel, calling it a "war crime". A spokesperson for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is based in the occupied West Bank, accused Israel of a "heinous crime". | Hamas blamed Israel, calling it a "war crime". A spokesperson for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who is based in the occupied West Bank, accused Israel of a "heinous crime". |
| But Israel said the blast had been caused by rockets misfired by another group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad. | But Israel said the blast had been caused by rockets misfired by another group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad. |
| "Our intelligence is reporting to us that apparently there was a rocket launched by Islamic Jihad..." Mark Regev, a spokesman for Mr Netanyahu, told BBC radio 4. | "Our intelligence is reporting to us that apparently there was a rocket launched by Islamic Jihad..." Mark Regev, a spokesman for Mr Netanyahu, told BBC radio 4. |
| "And that their rocket was fired into Israel but dropped short and landed on the hospital, causing the destruction it did." | "And that their rocket was fired into Israel but dropped short and landed on the hospital, causing the destruction it did." |
| The BBC is working to verify what caused the blast. | The BBC is working to verify what caused the blast. |
| Watch: Chaos in Gaza City after hospital hit | Watch: Chaos in Gaza City after hospital hit |
| Watch: Chaos in Gaza City after hospital hit | Watch: Chaos in Gaza City after hospital hit |
| Mr Kirby said the president would be "asking tough questions" of Israeli officials. "He'll be asking them as a friend, as a true friend of Israel, but he will be asking some questions of them." | Mr Kirby said the president would be "asking tough questions" of Israeli officials. "He'll be asking them as a friend, as a true friend of Israel, but he will be asking some questions of them." |
| He added that 31 Americans had been killed in the Hamas attacks, while 13 in Israel remained unaccounted for. | He added that 31 Americans had been killed in the Hamas attacks, while 13 in Israel remained unaccounted for. |
| At least 3,000 people have been killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza, according to health officials. | At least 3,000 people have been killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza, according to health officials. |
| More on Israel-Gaza war | More on Israel-Gaza war |
| Follow live: Latest updates | Follow live: Latest updates |
| Explained: What's going on in Gaza and Israel, and why now? | Explained: What's going on in Gaza and Israel, and why now? |
| History behind the story: The Israel-Palestinian conflict | History behind the story: The Israel-Palestinian conflict |
| Hamas's attack on Israel: Who are the hostages? | Hamas's attack on Israel: Who are the hostages? |
| Inside Gaza: The families who won't evacuate | Inside Gaza: The families who won't evacuate |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Middle East | Middle East |
| Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war |
| Israel | Israel |
| Gaza | Gaza |
| United States | United States |
| Joe Biden | Joe Biden |