From the New York Times, I'm Sabrina Taverny-Sea, and this is The Daily.

President Biden arrived in Israel today as the crisis in the region deepened.

We're learning new details tonight about an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City.

The Palestinian health ministry says hundreds of people killed many more injured.

These are people who were likely being treated for injuries related to the war already.

After a devastating blast at a Gaza hospital, ignited protests across the broader Middle East

and drew clashing claims over who was responsible.

Palestinians in the West Bank are very agitated.

Yes, there's chaotic scenes outside the US Embassy in Beirut,

angry protesters, Lebanese as well as Palestinians.

My colleague Edward Wong, on America's most difficult diplomatic mission.

Anger is not just toward Israel. People are blaming the US administration.

Supported's ally, while also preventing a wider war.

It's Wednesday, October 18th.

So Ed, we have a deteriorating situation in the Middle East.

You've been very focused on American diplomacy in this moment,

and you've been traveling with American officials all over the region for the past week.

Tell us what they've been trying to do.

Sabrina, this is the most intense diplomatic scramble I've seen

among US officials in the time I've been covering foreign policy and diplomacy in Washington.

And it's obvious because the stakes are very high.

The US wants to show full support for Israel, which is a very close partner

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