{"id":13545,"date":"2023-10-12T18:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/white-house-clarifies-bidens-claims-on-confirmed-pictures-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T18:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:34:07","slug":"white-house-clarifies-bidens-claims-on-confirmed-pictures-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/white-house-clarifies-bidens-claims-on-confirmed-pictures-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"White House clarifies Biden\u2019s claims on \u2018confirmed pictures\u2019 | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Joe Biden\u2019s remarks in which he claimed he had seen \u201cconfirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children\u201d were based on media reports and on claims from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s spokesperson, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The newspaper cited a White House spokesperson who clarified that Biden and other US officials have not seen or independently confirmed that Hamas beheaded Israeli children.<\/p>\n

In his remarks addressing Jewish leaders at the White House on Wednesday, Biden said: \u201cIt is important for Americans to see what is happening. I have been doing this for a long time. I never thought that I would see and have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Israeli army\u2019s spokesperson\u2019s unit told Anadolu on Tuesday that the Israeli army has no information confirming allegations that “Hamas beheaded babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

“We have seen the news, but we do not have any details or confirmation about that,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

It was alleged that Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, “beheaded many Israeli babies” on the Israeli side during the early Saturday morning attack it launched from Gaza.<\/p>\n

A Biden administration official clarified on Thursday that the president and administration have not seen pictures or verified reports of children beheaded by Hamas, CNN’s Donald Judd and Kayla Tausche reported.<\/p>\n

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After Biden\u2019s remarks on Wednesday, an administration official told CNN neither Biden nor the administration have seen pictures or confirmed reports of children or infants beheaded by Hamas.<\/p>\n

The official clarified that the president\u2019s remarks were referring to public comments from media outlets and Israeli officials.<\/p>\n

Tal Heinrich, a spokesperson for Netanyahu, said Wednesday that babies and toddlers were found \u201cdecapitated\u201d in the Kfar Aza settlement, located less than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from northeastern Gaza.<\/p>\n

CNN could not independently verify that report and Hamas said media reports about attacking children were false.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n