Israel Hamas War : 22 muslim countries...

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President Joe Biden returned to the U.S. overnight after a trip to Israel where he offered his backing to the country after the Hamas attack and announced a deal with Egypt to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Biden's visit was overshadowed by a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday that has fueled protests across the Middle East and hampered diplomatic efforts.
The U.S. has offered public backing to Israel's insistence that the blast was not the result of an Israeli airstrike, with U.S. officials and Western military expertstelling NBC News that it was likely a misfired Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 471 people were killed in what it called a "targeted" Israeli bombing of the hospital.
Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. ET, as the administration seeks a new funding package for Israel as well as Ukraine and Taiwan. With a ground assault on Gaza likely looming, there are questions about what comes next and growing concerns about broader escalation.
More than 3,400 people have been killed and more than 12,500 have been injured in Gaza. In Israel, 1,400 people have been killed and 3,500 wounded.
NBC News’ Lester Holt, Tom Llamas, Richard Engel, Raf Sanchez, Kelly Cobiella, Josh Lederman, Matt Bradley, Ellison Barber, Chantal Da Silva and Alexander Smith are reporting from the region.

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