U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday pledging solidarity in its war against Hamas and backing its account that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital had been caused by militants.

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday pledging solidarity in its war against Hamas and backing its account that a blast that killed huge numbers of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital had been caused by militants.

The fireball that engulfed the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital delivered some of the most harrowing images yet from a 12-day war, and wrecked White House plans for Biden’s emergency diplomatic mission to the Middle East, with Arab leaders calling off their planned summit with the U.S. president.

Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli air strike for the blast, which it said had killed as many as 500 people. Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied blame.

Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden said: “I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion of the hospital in Gaza yesterday, and based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you.”

    • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
      112·
      1 year ago

      Youre an idiot, bud.

      Proof of an israeli war crime would cause a global loss of support for israel. It would very likely stop israels nonstop bombing of gaza.

      Knowing if israel is at fault or not is the difference between another round of deaths via horrid explosion.

      • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        If Israel did it, I think we’ll see several Western powers condemn it and stop their support. It’s uncertain what the US would do since we currently have a non functional legislative branch.

        If it’s a failed Hamas attack, I think we may see Arab countries get involved to take them out, which should hopefully translate to more safety for the Palestinians. Alternatively, criticism of Israel sharply decreases, and they use that to strike even more with impunity:/.

        • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          If israel didnt do it, and it was an accidental jihad explosion, its another “maybe war crime, maybe excusable accident” situation, and no one will step in to stop the bombings.

          My angle is literally, explicitly, to stop anyone else from dying.