https://bbc.com/news/world-middle-east
US President Joe Biden has said a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital appears to have been caused by Palestinian militants, backing Israel's account of the incident as he visits the country.
Mr Biden, who landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, said he was "deeply saddened and outraged" by the explosion.
Israel's military said it was caused by a failed Palestinian rocket launch.
But Palestinian officials said an Israeli air strike hit the hospital.
Health officials in Gaza have said almost 500 people were killed in the explosion, but no death toll has been confirmed.
Mr Biden's high-stakes visit has been overshadowed by the blast at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital on Tuesday evening, which has further inflamed tensions and sparked protests across the region.
He landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday where he was greeted warmly by Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, before the pair hosted a joint news conference.
"I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday," Mr Biden said.
He is answerable to the whole world on this war crime.
@L1b3rtyCharlieGreen6mos6MO
Yep, even though Israel literally took credit for it at first and said it was a successful mission but now we're supposed to believe they actually bombed themselves
I never thought I'd say this but lord I wish Trump was president right now.
@TranquilCaribouConservative6mos6MO
The Bomb attack on a Gaza Hospital that resulted in the killing of over 500 Palestinian civilians is unreservedly condemned.This atrocious and genocidal campaign wouldn’t have happened without the support of nations and persons that have taken the side of mass murder.
@9GB78666mos6MO
Biden is incompetent and should not be the president, but Hamas and Palestine as a whole should be wiped of the face of the earth. It is Israel's rightful land, they've been there the longest, and it was the arab terrorists that originally started this war.
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