US president to meet only Israeli figures on Wednesday after Jordan summit cancelled and protests spread across the Middle East
Protesters gather in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday night in front of the French embassy to stage a protest over the blast at Gaza's Al-Ahli Baptist hospital in which hundreds were killed. Joe Biden is flying to Israel on Wednesday but has had a planned summit in Jordan cancelled.Protesters gather in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday night in front of the French embassy to stage a protest over the blast at Gaza's Al-Ahli Baptist hospital in which hundreds were killed.
The hospital explosion has become a lightning rod for anger across the region, sparking protests across the Middle East. Abbas had earlier pulled out of the meeting, after declaring three days of national mourning. White House spokesperson John Kirby has told reporters on Air Force One that the “decision not to go to Jordan was mutual”., which has been under constant bombardment while running out of water, food and medical supplies. The UN says more than 3,000 Palestinians have died in the days since the Hamas attack.
Even before the blast at the Gaza hospital, the visit was a gamble for Biden in terms of his international reputation and his domestic standing before an election year. The US believed it had struck humanitarian agreements with Netanyahu’s government over the past two days but these did not come to fruition.
By Tuesday evening, the gate had still not been opened, but the border post and nearby urban areas were hit by airstrikes. At least 49 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes that hit homes in Rafah and Khan Younis, Gaza’s interior ministry said.
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