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submitted 11 months ago by Echo71Niner@lemm.ee to c/world@lemmy.world

The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers beheaded babies during the attack on Saturday, contradicting an earlier statement by the Prime Minister's office. An Israeli official stated that while there have been cases of Hamas militants committing brutal acts, they cannot confirm the identity of the victims, such as whether they were children, soldiers, or civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had indicated the beheadings occurred, but his office later released photos showing burned bodies without specifying their ages. Explosive allegations about decapitated children emerged earlier in Israeli media, and the Israel Defense Forces described the scene as a "massacre." However, Hamas denied the allegations, and CNN could not independently verify the claims.

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[-] TWeaK@lemm.ee 55 points 11 months ago

That's because it was just something said by an angry soldier who'd just finished clearing out his area. It didn't actually pick up steam right away, however gradually it did. Really didn't help when Biden repeated it.

[-] Echo71Niner@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago

This despicably evil person "Nicole Zedeck of Israeli i24 news" is the one that spread the false propaganda of 40 baby beheading.

[-] shadysus@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

A lot of people are arguing over specifics of who said what, which random social media post included what, what might have happened, etc.

The point that's being missed is that spreading unconfirmed information as fact is wrong, and it's not ok to use it to justify other atrocities.

All the innocent people harmed in this conflict deserve justice, and that information will only come with time and proper investigation. There's no benefit in running with a report right off the bat, and we should be cautious about any leader / news agency doing that because there ARE groups here trying to take advantage of a crisis.

This isn't specific to any side with this conflict, nor is it with this conflict in particular

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 6 points 11 months ago

and that will only come with time and proper investigation

I'm not gonna hold my breath.

[-] shadysus@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

Edited to add a word

We'll likely know what happened with time and proper investigation and while I hope for justice, I agree that there's a precedent of that not happening.

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