Hamas beheaded 40 babies on October 7 — claim check
The '40 beheaded babies' claim traces to a single i24 reporter relaying secondhand soldier rumors at Kfar Aza; no journalist, forensic team, or Israeli official ever produced evidence, and the youngest victim at that kibbutz was 14. The White House had to walk back President Biden's claim that he ha
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