Biden is put in difficult diplomatic challenges
The Biden administration's move to resolve Israel's ongoing conflict with Hamas, the Palestinian independence group that rules Gaza, has been a major setback. A particularly infernal Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital has put the Biden administration in a difficult diplomatic situation. The impact of which has fallen throughout the Middle East.
Analysts say the war in Gaza could spread to the entire Middle East where things are going. As a result, Biden will face a dangerous situation before the 2024 election because, on the one hand, the oil market can be unstable in this conflict.
Once again, the US, stuck in a foreign policy focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, must now shift its focus. So it can be said that the Biden administration is facing a tough challenge.
According to the US administration, Biden's visit will convey the message of the US administration's solidarity with Israel. Apart from this the US President was scheduled to meet with Jordanian King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
But Arab leaders canceled a previously scheduled meeting with Joe Biden in the wake of Israel's bombing of a hospital in the Gaza Strip. In this regard, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said, there is no point in discussing now except to stop the war.
According to Reuters, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel has crossed the final limit by attacking the hospital. Angered, Mahmoud Abbas canceled the meeting with Biden and decided to return to Ramallah immediately from Jordan.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey blamed Israel for the airstrikes on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for the death.
Analysts consider the cancellation of Biden's meeting with Arab leaders as a diplomatic setback for the United States. They say Biden's visit to Israel at the moment has made it difficult.
Meanwhile, Biden expressed his anger over the casualties caused by Israel's attack on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital and asked the security advisers to gather detailed information on the matter.
Briefing reporters on Biden's visit, White House spokesman John Kirby said some tough questions await longtime ally Benjamin Netanyahu.
International human rights and charity organizations, including the United Nations, have strongly condemned the attack on civilians at the hospital. The heads of state of various countries including the Middle East are also condemning the attack condemned by many leaders of Western countries.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez is "appalled" by the attack on a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of civilians. He strongly condemned the attack and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
The death toll from Israel's bombing of al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza has risen to 500. It was the highest number of casualties in a single attack in Gaza since 2007. #