Biden points finger at Palestinian groups for Gaza hospital explosion after he lands in Tel Aviv with peace mission in tatters

And street protests have erupted across the Middle East in solidarity with Gaza President Joe Biden touched down in Israel on Wednesday morning on a visit that was meant to provide reassurance to all sides only to find a regional crisis deepening by the hour. He finds himself at the heart of a growing storm Biden's visit was designed in part to reduce tensions, but protests around the region only grew while the U.S. president was aboard Air Force One on his way to Israel As if to underline the high stakes involved, the Israeli military said rocket sirens were sounding in a village near Gaza just as Air Force One touched down at Ben Gurion Airport. Netanyahu thanked Biden for his support while Biden said he was making the visit so that world knew that the U.S. was standing with Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attack Biden's motorcade making its way through Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning A huge banner welcomes US President Joe Biden who arrived on a solidarity visit following Hamas' attacks that have led to major Israeli reprisals, in Tel Aviv Bodies of victims of the al-Ahli hospital strike are seen being lined up in a courtyard on Tuesday Bodies of victims of the al-Ahli hospital strike are seen being lined up in a courtyard on Tuesday Palestinian authorities have said 500 people were killed in the strike on the al-Ahli hospital on Tuesday He said it was hard to imagine the terror of families caught up in the wave of murder that killed so many people. People stand in front of fire that erupted outside the security gate, during clashes between protesters and security forces outside the US embassy in Beirut, Lebanon The turmoil means that plans for Biden to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have been abandoned. IAF footage from the area around the hospital before and after the failed rocket launch by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization: pic.twitter.com/AvCAkQULAf — Israel Defense Forces October 18, 2023 The IDF shared raw footage, revealing the moment a rocket misfired and exploded at the same time the Gaza hospital was hit, killing 500 people President Joe Biden seen boarding Air Force One on Tuesday evening.