a strike on a hospital in the gaza strip could change the course of the war between israel and hamas. he has already changed the plans of president biden, who came to the middle east and did not meet with arab leaders there. we talk about this on bbc news ukraine. live from london, i'm yevgenia shedlovska. israel and hamas blame each other for the attack on al-ahli hospital, which killed hundreds of people, after arriving in tel aviv, president biden supported israel's claim that palestinian militants carried out the attack. he said verbatim, it looks like another team did it, while the arab countries blame israel. so what happened? on tuesday

evening , hamas, which controls the gaza strip, said israel had struck a hospital there, an airstrike, and 500 people were killed. the israeli defense forces have rejected these accusations and say that they studied the intelligence and established that palestinian militants fired from the gaza strip, and it was their rocket, fired from a nearby warehouse, that hit the hospital parking lot. here is this one. hospital in gaza city. hamas blames the israeli military for the attack, according to israel, it was an unsuccessful rocket launch and the militants of the palestinian islamic jihad group fired. these are not new players, this is a group that operates in the gaza strip, it is the second largest after hamas, it is considered more extremist. what is important to consider when it happened. the attack on the hospital took place on the eve of president biden's visit. how this affected his

visit, and what the consequences will be in general in this war, we will tell later, i will only say that immediately below these countries of the region , anti-israel protests took place. palestinian authority in the gas sector, which is under the control of hamas, claims 471 dead, more than 300 wounded in the explosion at the hospital, there were not only sick or wounded, there were also refugees in the hospital, those who were hiding from the shelling, and witnesses say there was a very... big explosion , they told the bbc 's rushdi abualoof, who visited the site of the attack, this morning at the hospital people are collecting the bodies of the dead, after what appears to be the deadliest moment of the gas war, burnt cars everywhere. i spoke to one of the witnesses

to yesterday's explosion, or whatever they call it palestinians, mass murder. he told me that people were just sitting peacefully in the garden of the hospital when a massive explosion rocked the area. according to him, he and others who were unharmed rushed to collect the bodies of the dead, help the wounded, the seriously injured were evacuated on motorcycles or on foot to another hospital, shifa. there are bloody mattresses on the ground. dr. zia says that thousands of people were here during the explosion, we left our home to come here because we thought it was safer here, but then this place was bombed, says this woman. people still are collecting the remains of the dead, people are still in a panic, trying to understand what happened. according to local officials...

as a result of the explosion, hundreds of people died or went missing. it was a moment of horror for the palestinians, who are already traumatized by this war. so, the hamas group blames the israeli military for the attack on israel hospital, palestinian militants in the gaza strip. these allegations are difficult to verify, and bbc verify analysts are analyzing video and photo footage from the immediate aftermath of the attack to understand what happened. what is known and still remains unknown, in the first minutes after the explosion in gaza, the bbc verifi team began to scrutinize all the photos and videos that began to come from there, you can see where this hospital is on the map of gaza city, in this footage you can see what it looks like a parking lot in the hospital yard engulfed in flames. we were able to establish that this was indeed the case based on the contours of the surrounding buildings. at that time, the aljazeera tv channel was broadcasting live from gaza. his footage shows

these bright lights in the sky. we can't with accuracy to state what it is? the israeli military says these are traces of a failed rocket launch by the islamic jihad group. eventually we see a flash, and shortly after, a large fireball. our group of researchers analyzed these shots, from the shape of the roof and other details of the area, came to the conclusion that this is indeed the area of ​​this hospital that is on fire. after that, we examined already daytime photos taken this morning. here you can see how the fire damaged these cars, but most of the buildings around the perimeter of this yard are mostly intact. injuries and threw up. the rocket is relatively small. we showed these images to weapons experts, and while they couldn't come to a definite conclusion about the nature of the munition, they said: "if the explosion had been caused by a missile in service with the israeli armed forces, the damage to the buildings and the breach would have been

much greater. one way to know what hit this hospital, analyze the debris, bombs or missiles at the impact site. but neither our gas team nor our team here can see any shrapnel. but look at this is a photo from last night. here, two men are searching for something in the gully at the impact site. the inscriptions on their vests identify them as representatives of the palestinian police, from the hazardous materials explosion disposal unit. we don't know if they found anything, or if so, what exactly. the islamic jihad movement issued a statement claiming that the explosion was caused by israeli aerial bombardment, but the movement's representatives have not yet provided any evidence of such claims. one thing is for sure, there were many victims, it also follows from the fact that there are many people they hid on the territory of the hospital from israeli shelling, spent the night on the grass, and there, in order to find out the truth about what happened, an independent investigation is needed, but in the conditions of active hostilities, it

is impossible to do this. so, the crater from the explosion, the remains of the weapon - this is what can help to understand what the impact was. president biden, who came to telyaviv, supported israel's claim that it was not the israeli military that did it. then he was supposed to fly to jordan, meet with the jordanian king, the president of egypt and the leader of the palestinian authority, but this the meeting was cancelled. arab countries in the region, iran, they all blame israel for the attack on the hospital, and this rift will further increase tensions in the middle east, and it comes as president biden comes to israel, a visit covered by the bbc's vera davis. joe biden arrived in israel at one of the most dangerous moments in the recent history of the region. the us president publicly demonstrated his support for israel and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joe biden promised to do everything possible to

defeat hamas. biden's visit is overshadowed by last night's explosion at a hospital in gaza, which palestinian officials say killed about 500 people, including many who were forced to flee their homes and took temporary shelter in the burned-out hospital, according to hamas. the victims of the explosion are being buried amid growing desperation among gazans and a growing sense of anger throughout the arab world. at night, protests swept the west bank. insists that he is not involved in the explosion, in a detailed refutation of the statements of gases, israeli officials citing intelligence indicating a failed rocket launch by palestinian militants, part of the israeli defense intercepted conversations between

militants who seem to admit what really happened, israel's evidence has become convincing enough for joe biden. i am deeply saddened and outraged by yesterday's explosion at a hospital in gaza, and from what i have seen , it seems that it was done by another party, not you. biden also expressed concern about the situation with the hostages held in gas among them is a us citizen, hersh holberg paulin. the 23-year-old was seriously injured in a hamas attack on a music festival that killed hundreds of people. hersh's mother. looking forward to his son's release. i really feel that president biden is very concerned about the fate of the hostages. i spoke with him personally and we feel that support, and i know that the israelis also want the release of all the hostages. however,

there is still a question of time, there is chaos, and we are still at war, even now. for a short visit from joe biden will be followed by other world leaders, many of whom have as well. citizens killed or abducted by hamas, but the events of the last 24 hours have made the situation even more dangerous for people in the region, including the attackers who are being received in and after meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu , biden reiterated the issue of the return of hostages as the most important. according to him, there is nothing more important. i will remind hamas militants that during the attack on october 7 , two hundred people were kidnapped. and more importantly, from today's statements of biden, israel agreed to allow humanitarian aid from egypt to the gas sector. as stated in netanyahu's office, we are talking about food, water and medicine for civilians who do not have it. fall into the hands of hamas. egypt controls one checkpoint with a gas sector.

this border can be seen on the map. this is the result of all that diplomacy that took place during the week. for its part, israel reiterated that it will not allow any humanitarian aid to the gas sector until hamas releases the hostages. and we have already seen protests in the middle east after the attack on a hospital in gaza. about palestinian protests, in particular in beirut, the capital of lebanon neighboring israel, where bbc correspondent hugo bechega works. we are here at a protest in beirut in a neighborhood that is a stronghold of the hezbollah movement. this very process was organized by hezbollah, in response to yesterday's explosion at a hospital in the gaza strip. i am here near the women's part of this protest, and near the stage, in the men's part, there are many people with palestinian... flags, and also yellow and green flags of the hezbollah movement. this protest action was organized on the day when

the us president, joe biden, arrived in the region to testify to american support for israel. a vivid anti-american and anti-israel atmosphere reigns here. of course , people in lebanon want to know what hezbollah will do next, whether the country will be drawn into this conflict. we see that in recent days the violence on the israeli-lebanese border has increased, shelling has become more frequent. the militant rhetoric of both the lebanese and israeli military has increased, so now hezbollah and iran are deciding what to do next? the important question is what the lebanon-based movement will do hezbollah, the ezbola movement, which is the hamas movement supported by iran. there are skirmishes on the border between israel and lebanon, and bbc correspondent anna foster will tell the details. when the israeli military saw what people were crossing the border for, she already knew what she had to do. i was on shift and saw

a group of terrorists on the screens. i understood that something was wrong. i won't lie, it was very scary to stand here at the border. watch out and all the forces in the south. i personally know many people who were either exposed or killed. already over lebanon and israel have been shelling each other for a week. and as the shelling increases, that's where israeli soldiers monitor the border from. they call this place the war room. right behind it is another one, exactly the same, and the military watches all the screens around the clock, monitoring the situation. the image is transmitted from cameras on the border with lebanon. the military are watching and waiting. if they see someone trying to cross this border, they immediately raise the alarm. these are the eyes of soldiers, eyes. forces on the territory of everything border, and they play a very important role. we are a company of women, strong women,

women soldiers who know their work and their mission, and we know that we play an extremely important role in this war. israeli forces are now building up their presence in the north. this is a clear reminder of the seriousness of the threat from lebanon and how seriously the threat is perceived by the israeli military. the united states is trying to stop the escalation of the conflict, but iran, which supports. does not exclude the possibility of opening a new front. restraint cannot be unilateral. you cannot call on the lebanese hezbollah to exercise restraint and at the same time tell netanyahu that he can commit any crime against the civilian population. there is a palpable tension in the air along this frigid border line, but if this line is broken, the consequences will be felt throughout the region. well, that's it. everything, see you soon!

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the perpetrators be behind bars? all details today at svoboda live. biden's visit to israel and attacks on israeli embassies in the middle east. what is known about the meeting of the american president with israeli high-ranking officials, and whether it will be possible to win the war in israel from the current ones. territorial borders, as well as whether hamas is really using russian weapons and whether israel will respond to it. i have a partial military service the success of the one achieved further south in zaporizhzhia and continue to advance in the melitopol direction. this is stated in the summary of the general staff of ukraine for the previous day. it is also reported about the unsuccessful attacks of the russian army in the kupyansk direction and the lack of assaults in the lymansk region. at the same time , british intelligence writes that despite the increasing offensive activity of the russians during the last two weeks on this part of the front, a significant operational breakthrough of the russian army

there is unlikely. as noted in the department, the goal of the russian invaders to in the direction of kupyansk-liman, there is an advance to the west to the oskil river to create a buffer zone around luhansk oblast. the united states handed ukraine about 20 atakam missiles, the new york times writes, citing internal sources. according to their data, we are talking about rockets with cluster ammunition, which scatters 950 small bombs and can cause damage over a large area. at the same time, according to western officials interviewed by journalists, one of the conditions for providing such missiles to ukraine is that they are not used for strikes on the territory russian federation of. the announcement of the very fact of the release claims that it is connected with fears that russia could attack the cargo, and also with the fact that ukraine wanted to literally catch the russians from nenatsk.

i would like to remind you that the day before, several media immediately reported on the transfer of the atakamtsi to ukraine by the us, and in the evening address, president volodymyr zelenskyi actually confirmed this information, commenting on the successful airstrikes on the airfields in the occupied berdyansk and luhansk. well, the work of atekampso was shown in the evening by the commander-in-chief of the zsu valery zaluzhnyi. mykhailoho, a military expert, joins our broadcast. mykhailo, good evening, my greetings. ah, i, unfortunately, do not hear you, a. can you hear me yes, yes, i hear you, great, now i hear you, so mikhail, 20 missiles, well , at least we report, citing internal sources, and with the lowest range

, the new york times writes, and why with the lowest range, and here are 20 in fact, what kind of rockets will be enough, and well, first of all, this figure is not officially confirmed, according to their unofficial data, well, let's say this: a little more, it is obvious that now the americans are trying to understand how we will use these missiles, so they provided those that were in storage warehouses and, if they decide that the experience and they are effective enough, they will transfer them further, just somewhere in warehouses in there are about 2,000 of them, so i think that it will be easier for them to transfer them than any other weapons, because they need to be disposed of, and these are funds, which can be sent to ukraine and

thus reduce, reduce the financial burden on the ministry of defense of the united states. well, the specialists of the institute study of war, they write that first of all the atakams will pose a threat to the aviation of the russian federation and enemy ammunition depots, the rear, well, actually, these are their assumptions, yes, it is them. focuses on the attacks that the sass carried out the day before, i mean the occupied, the airfields in the occupied berdyansk and luhansk, do you agree with the fact that the russian aviation and ammunition depots are primarily at risk, and in fact, what are the goals of the russian military in the occupied territories, in your opinion, should be of primary importance in order to influence events the front? unfortunately, those atakams of the first modifications that we have, and they will not reach... the crimean airfields, from which these bombers actually take off, which drop modified bombs on the front-line territory, and first of all, it is

the army aviation that is under attack, this is what we have already seen, this is luhansk, this is mariupol, this is berdyansk, and secondly, these are command posts, and a certain, certain part of such communications, precisely army communications, which connect these groups that are in the occupied territory territories of kherson and mykhailo, to what extent vulnerable are taxis for defeat, well, because the russian so-called vainkors have already declared that it will not affect the front in any way, putin says that in general we will shoot down all attacks from the united states without problems, how vulnerable they are, and purely theoretically their ballistic missiles can shoot down s-300 complexes, but not all the most modern modifications, and s-400 complexes, but i

must... say that this is purely theoretical, in combat conditions, russian complexes have never intercepted ballistic or quasi- ballistic missiles that to which belong exactly the attack, and why exactly, if we return to yesterday's events, why the luhansk and berdyansk airfields, because after all, it is about the fact that attack helicopters were hit, and not strategic aviation, but most likely it is connected with the fact , that the range is relatively small, and secondly, that , most likely, the americans have nevertheless introduced certain restrictions, and therefore we will most likely not see strikes on kursk or belharad, but even those strikes that are and will be they will be quite powerful and it will be practical for the russians to repel them nothing, uh, well, just now crimea is real,

this is a project of radio liberty, reports that an explosion took place in the area of ​​saharnaya golovka, which is not far from sevastopol. this is reported by local telegram channels and, accordingly, they even publish photos and videos allegedly from the scene of the events, but at the moment we cannot confirm this information, why did i mention crimea, because today there is still a partisan crimean movement, and also reported that russia is massively charging military equipment of various modifications, in the occupied crimea, and in particular, they publish photos and videos where as claimed bmp-3 btr 82nd in simferopol and sau-gvazdika in yevpator. and here are two questions at once: what is this activation in crimea related to, could it be related to atakams, with the provision of atakams, and the second, actually, why publish such footage to ukrainian partisans, if it is, well, a kind of warning for russian troops. and, well,

i don't see anything in the transfer of additional armored vehicles. extraordinary, this happens in the occupied territories in the occupied crimea every day, practically, and there is only one military echelon, it can be just such a warning that we see the strikes of ashedow, stormshew or attacks , they will be applied only to some priority targets, such as self-propelled tanks or tanks, they do not represent such an important interest for strikes, it is the airfields that will be hit , command posts and warehouses, warehouses with ammunition, this will be the main thing with fuel, this, this will be the main goals, then let's go to the tanks that are already in ukraine from our partners, three dozen abrams, already on the territory of ukraine, about that today, the spokesman for the command of the us army in europe and africa, odunel, said

that now he says that ukraine. themselves should determine how and where to use them, and whether abrams will be used on the front in the near future, in your opinion, and for what tasks, because we take into account that they are so heavy, very heavy, we talked about it a lot, and the so-called dirty season is approaching, but all western tanks, they have a greater, greater mass than soviet -made tanks, they are about 55 tons, and the standard t64, t72 tank is 40 tons, but how will be used? well, 30 tanks are just a company set, which, well , will not significantly affect the entire front line, in some area, maybe they will be used, but again, no one will throw them into suicidal attacks and how