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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."

Earlier, we reported that US President Joe Biden said he saw pictures of "terrorists beheading children" in Israel, referring to the massacres carried out by Hamas over the weekend.

"I've been doing this a long time. I never really thought I would see - have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children," Biden said as he spoke to a roundtable of Jewish community leaders on Wednesday afternoon.

Reports of such images have circulated on social media and in some news reports, but have not been confirmed by the Israeli Defence Forces.

The BBC reached out to the White House to get clarification on Biden's comments.

A White House official has since told the BBC that Biden did not see such images, rowing back from the president's comments.

"He was referring to the reports from Israel," the official said.