Palestinian Red Crescent Releases Footage of Strikes in Gaza City | VOA News

Video released by the Palestinian Red Crescent shows strikes in the streets of Gaza City, seen from the al-Quds Hospital.

Israel, blamed by officials in Gaza for the Tuesday explosion, has denied being at fault and said an errant rocket fired by the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad hit the hospital site. Islamic Jihad has denied responsibility.

“While we continue to collect information, our current assessment, based on analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts and open-source information, is that Israel is not responsible for the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday,” White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.

Biden’s Israel visit is aimed at showing support for Israel after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people. Israel has since declared war on Hamas and subjected Gaza to intense bombardment, killing some 3,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

In his remarks, Biden said Israel has agreed that humanitarian assistance can begin to move from Egypt into Gaza and announced $100 million U.S. aid for Palestinians. He vowed to provide Israel what it needs to defend itself but urged restraint in its retaliation.