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The Israeli army has denied<\/a> having any confirmation of allegations that Hamas fighters beheaded babies in Kfar Aza kibbutz region during the Israel-Hamas conflict that began on Saturday \u2014 a claim that was widely circulated on social media and even carried by some mainstream news websites.<\/p>\n The allegation, which has been used to condemn Hamas\u2019 armed offensive against Israel, first came to light on Tuesday when the official government @Israel<\/a> account on X published a video from i24NEWS<\/em> reporter Nicole Zedek about the devastation at the Kfar Aza kibbutz.<\/p>\n The video<\/a> came with the caption: \u201c40 babies murdered\u201d.<\/p>\n In another video, the reporter said: \u201cNo one could expect that it would be like this, the horrors I\u2019m hearing from these soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n Several websites, including CBS<\/a><\/em> and the Times of India<\/a><\/em>, also featured stories alleging the beheadings of more than three dozen babies.<\/p>\n CBS<\/em> quoted the Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Maj. Libby Weiss as saying that more than one of the Israeli soldiers reported finding \u201cbeheaded children of varying ages, ranging from babies to slightly older children,\u201d along with adults who had also been dismembered in Kfar Aza.<\/p>\n However, Anadolu Agency<\/em> has since quoted an Israeli army spokesperson as clarifying that it had no confirmation of the claim.<\/p>\n The report did not reveal the identity of the spokesperson and did not mention whether it was a different spokesperson of the Israeli army going against Maj Weiss\u2019 earlier remarks or was it Maj Weiss herself retracting her claim.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have seen the news, but we do not have any details or confirmation about that,\u201d the unnamed spokesperson told the agency.<\/p>\n