‘I saw Hamas beheading children’, Biden said this, then what happened that he retracted?
US President Joe Biden addressed the Jewish people on October 11 (Wednesday) amid the Israel-Hamas war. During this, he said something to which Hamas immediately reacted and then America had to give clarification on this. In fact, Joe Biden said that he never thought that he would have to see pictures of terrorists beheading children. He further said that the attack by Hamas was very cruel, its terrorists did not even spare children and beheaded them. A few hours later, on this statement of Biden, the statement of Hamas also came and then America had to give clarification.
What did Hamas say about Biden’s statement?
When Hamas, the militant organization based in Palestine, got information about Biden’s statement, they issued a clarification. Hamas claimed that its people did not enter Israel and behead the children. Nor did he attack women. Hamas described the news of beheading of children and killing of women as completely baseless.
Ezzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, issued a statement saying,
“Some Western media outlets are spreading lies created by Israel about the resistance of our Palestinian citizens. They have claimed that Palestinians beheaded children and raped women, without presenting any evidence, in order to defame Hamas. Also attacked. Hamas strongly condemns such baseless allegations.
America has come clean
When Hamas claimed not to mutilate children and not kill women, America also gave clarification. The White House said in its statement that Joe Biden had talked about the beheading of children on the basis of the statement of a spokesperson of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the report of the American newspaper Washington Post, the White House spokesperson gave clarification and said,
‘Neither US officials nor President Joe Biden had seen the images of Israeli children being beheaded. He has also not confirmed the media reports making such claims. Biden had commented on the alleged atrocities against children based on the claims of a Netanyahu spokesperson.
Biden gave double the aid to Israel
On October 10, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with US President Joe Biden. During this time, Netanyahu had informed Biden about the situation of war. Only after this, Biden said in his address at the White House that America stands firmly with Israel. One thousand people have been inhumanely murdered in Israel. Many American citizens have been killed in these. There has been a massacre in Israel. Biden said that he never thought that he would ever have to see pictures of terrorists beheading children.
During this time, the US President also announced to provide double the help to Israel than before. He also said that a plane equipped with American ammunition and the Gerald R Ford warship were about to reach Israel. Let us tell you that this ship has now reached Israel. At the same time, the US State Ministry said that Foreign Minister Antony Blinken can reach Israel on Thursday (October 12) to show solidarity with Israel.
