US President Joe Biden visits Israel amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

US President Joe Biden's visit comes after hundreds of people were reported killed in an explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital on Tuesday.

Published on: Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM IST

News

Share via

• 
• 
• 
• 

Copy link

• 

1/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday arrived in Israel on an urgent mission to keep the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a broader regional conflict and to encourage the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians.  (AP)

2/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM

President Joe Biden's visit coincides with escalating tensions following a devastating bombing at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday night, resulting in the loss of at least 500 lives. The incident has led to Israel and the Hamas militant group accusing each other and has further heightened the ongoing conflict in the region. (REUTERS)

3/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM

The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says an Israeli airstrike hit a hospital in Gaza City, killing at least 500 people.   (AP)

4/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog met Biden at Ben Gurion Airport and hugged him.  (AFP)

5/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM

The war that began October 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides.  (AFP)

6/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM

Israeli authorities have denied involvement in the explosion and say it was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.  (AP)

7/7

View Photos in a new improved layout

Published on Oct 18, 2023 3:13 PM

Israeli authorities have denied involvement in the explosion and say it was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket.  (Bloomberg)