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US President Joe Biden stopped by a roundtable with Jewish community leaders late Wednesday afternoon, where he delivered remarks reiterating his steadfast support for Israel.

He described the actions of militant group Hamas as “sheer evil” that “in some cases exceeds the worst atrocities of ISIS”.

As he was wrapping up, Biden said that he had seen pictures of beheaded children among the casualties in Israel - a claim that has circulated around social media and in some reports, but that has not been confirmed by the Israeli Defence Forces.

“I've been doing this a long time. I never really thought I would see - have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children,” he said. “I never thought I'd ever … anyway."