US President Joe Biden is on his way to Israel, and will land on Air Force One during Wednesday morning. Biden has condemned the attack on the hospital “Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital” in Gaza on Tuesday evening, where hundreds are said to have been killed. He has not yet pointed to who is responsible for the attack. In a statement on X/Twitter, the US president offers his deepest condolences for the innocent lives lost when the hospital was bombed. He also writes that he is disappointed and despairing. Ahli Arab Hospital was bombed on Tuesday evening It is still unclear who is actually behind the attack. Hamas claims that Israel is behind it, while Israel responds that it is the terrorist organization Islamic Holy War that is responsible for the attack. Both the US and the UK say they want to investigate the attack to find out what happened and who is behind it. Will ask “tough questions” Biden will have talks with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. According to White House spokesman John Kirby, Biden will ask Netanyahu “tough questions” in these talks. He did not specify what kind of question this will be. Biden has repeatedly said that civilians in Gaza must be spared and that the United States clearly stands for protecting civilian lives in war. It is expected that this will be repeated in the meeting with Netanyahu. An aim of the meeting is also to send a message to Iran, Syria and other armed groups such as Hezbollah, that the war must not spread. In addition, Biden wants to know what Israel plans to do in the next few days. Lebanon-based Hezbollah has warned that this will be “a day of anger like no other”. This in protest against Israel and Biden’s visit. Meeting canceled Jordan was scheduled to host a meeting between Biden and Egyptian and Palestinian leaders. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on the other hand, withdrew from this meeting on Tuesday evening. The White House and Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that the meeting has now been cancelled. – There is no longer any point in talking about anything other than stopping the war, says Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. The plan for the meeting was to talk to those who have influence over Hamas and who can help get people out of Gaza. This is particularly relevant as there are also many American and other foreign citizens in Gaza. However, it does not seem that any of the parties are ready for a peace process yet. Several children were among those who were transported to other hospitals when the hospital “Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital” in Gaza City was bombed. Photo: Reuters Thinks Biden should demand a ceasefire The US has labeled Hamas a terrorist organization and supports Israel’s fight against Hamas. This is clearly shown by the fact that no restriction has been set for Israel’s use of American weapons and other equipment. Biden has said he wants a Palestinian state, without Hamas. However, American priorities until now have been about bringing about normalization between Israel and Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia, rather than forcing the parties in the Middle East to the negotiating table. In the US, several left-wing politicians have said that Biden should demand a ceasefire in the conflict between Hamas and Israel, but it is unlikely that this will happen. A desire for Biden to call for a truce has also come from 178 legal scholars from some of America’s most prestigious law schools in a letter to the president. They justify it with the fact that Israel’s response to the Hamas attack on 7 October is a collective punishment and moral disaster – and refer to Israel’s blockade and bombing of Gaza.
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