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Biden's Israel visit plunged into chaos: Crunch summit cancelled, US embassy on FIRE, and terrorists vow 'unprecedented anger'
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By Jack Walters   
Published: 18/10/2023 - 07:45 | Updated: 18/10/2023 - 11:26

Jordan pulled out of a summit between the Middle Eastern

nation and leaders from Palestine, US and Egypt

Joe Biden arrived in Israel shortly before 9am

He met with Benjamin Netanyahu and the pair made a joint statement
The US President supported Israel's claims about the hospital strike
A crunch summit was cancelled following an airstrike on a hospital in Gaza
The airstrike prompted protests across the Arab world

Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have made a joint statement
after the US President touched down in Tel Aviv.

Biden, 80, was due to visit Israel and meet with officials from other Middle Eastern
nations to discuss the instability since Hamas launched its attack on October 7.

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However, the visit was plunged into chaos before Biden even touched down in Tel Aviv
after an airstrike seemingly hit a hospital in Gaza.

A crunch summit with regional powers was subsequently cancelled, the American
embassy in neighbouring Beirut was engulfed by flames and terrorists called for a “day of
unprecedented anger” against the US.

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The American President supported Israel's account of the Gaza strike.

He said: "According to what I saw, the attack on the hospital was not carried out by Israel."

Despite rejecting the allegation, the hospital incident brings even more instability to the
Middle East during Biden's visit.

Jordan pulled out of a summit between the Middle Eastern nation and leaders from
Palestine, US and Egypt.

Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi said: "There is no use in talking now about
anything except stopping the war."

The summit was cancelled immediately after up to 500 people died in the strike.

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A White House spokesperson said: "After consulting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and
in light of the days of mourning announced by President Abbas of the Palestinian
Authority, President Biden will postpone his travel to Jordan and the planned meeting
with these two leaders and President Sisi of Egypt."

In a statement, President Biden said: "I am outraged and deeply saddened by the
explosion at the Al Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza, and the terrible loss of life that resulted.

“Immediately upon hearing this news, I spoke with King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Prime
Minister Netanyahu of Israel and have directed my national security team to continue
gathering information about what exactly happened.

"The United States stands unequivocally for the protection of civilian life during conflict
and we mourn the patients, medical staff and other innocents killed or wounded in this
tragedy."

Israel rejected suggestions the IDF was responsible and instead claimed it was the result
of a failed rocket launch by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Lebanese protesters hang the Palestinian flag and signs on fence of the US embassy fence after hundreds of Palestinians were killed
in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza
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The hospital strike sparked violent protesters across the Middle East yesterday.

Demonstrators stormed the Israeli consulate in Jordan and the US embassy in Lebanon
was engulfed in flames.

Protests also took place in Turkey, Tunisia and Iran.

Lebanese Islamist terror group Hezbollah denounced the airstrike but called for a "day of
unprecedented anger".

Hezbollah said in a statement: "The attack reveals the true criminal face of this entity and
its sponsor ... the United States, which bears direct and complete responsibility for this
massacre."

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