Biden says he has seen ‘confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children’

The White House was forced to walk back on president Joe Biden’s claim to have seen “confirmed pictures” of “terrorists beheading children” in Israel.

The Israel Defence Force previously claimed that at least 40 babies were killed in the Kfar Aza kibbutz over the weekend when the Hamas militant group launched an attack on Israel.

The army later clarified to Anadolu news agency that there was “no information confirming” allegations that “Hamas beheaded babies”.

  • Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
    38·
    1 year ago

    How am I making it one? I’m talking about how the international community approaches dead children and the documented truth is that Palestinian children are being tortured, raped, killed, you name it with very little reaction and no sanctions on Israel

    You answered your own question

    No, but I expect at least journalists would be allowed to.

    I would think not. How would you like seeing a loved one slaughtered? Photos should only be taken for forensic purposes in this case.

    Actually, if you look at the top of the link, this is a news article mirrored from The Independent.

    The news is a denial that the President saw pictures, not that event didn’t happen.

    No, they said they heard about this but none of them were able to confirm it themselves.

    No. I first saw a journalist walking through the kibbutz. Lots of blood. Shocked troops cleaning up. The next day Israel invited journalists there, and my eyes saw blood drenched children’s beds.

    • ???@lemmy.worldOP
      61·
      1 year ago

      You answered your own question

      This is a none answer.

      Photos should only be taken for forensic purposes in this case.

      As per the article, nothing like that exists, confirmed by the army themselves.

      The news is a denial that the President saw pictures, not that event didn’t happen.

      That’s one part of the news. The article clearly cites that the army denied it and that no US official has seen or been able to confirm this information.

      No. I first saw a journalist walking through the kibbutz. Lots of blood. Shocked troops cleaning up. The next day Israel invited journalists there, and my eyes saw blood drenched children’s beds.

      So no one saw any bodies or forensic reports or photos, just bloody beds. Gotcha.

      • SCB@lemmy.world
        14·
        1 year ago

        Imagine someone breaks into… Well I hope you don’t have children, so let’s say a neighbor’s house.

        They break into your neighbors house and murder their children in their bed. How much you gonna nickel and dime that?

      • Rapidcreek@reddthat.com
        38·
        1 year ago

        This is a none answer.

        Read what you wrote

        As per the article, nothing like that exists, confirmed by the army themselves. ’ As per the article. If I was “The Army” and you asked me for photos of dead kids, I’d tell you to take a hike too.

        The article clearly cites that the army denied it and that no US official has seen or been able to confirm this information.

        So you can’t file a FOIA request and see dead kids. So sad for you.

        So no one saw any bodies or forensic reports or photos, just bloody beds. Gotcha.

        It’s not enough. We need the bodies themselves So we can perform independent autopsies!