Thursday, October 19, 2023

The World Demands "Human Rights" For the "People" of Palestine

https://therearenosunglasses.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/the-world-demands-human-rights-for-the-people-of-palestine/

Israel calls Palestinians ‘human animals,’ denies Gaza civilians food and water amid mass bombing
Memoirs of a Palestinian 'human animal' from Gaza
[SEE: Amid Israel-Hamas war, pro-Palestine protesters flood US, Europe streets | Photos]

Israeli Embassies

Diplomatic Representation in U.S.

Ambassador: Sallai MERIDOR

Embassy:3514 International Drive NW, Washington DC, 20008

Telephone: 202-364-5500

FAX: 202-364-3607

Consulates General are in:
Los Angeles
6380 Wilshire Bl., Suite 1700,
Los Angeles, CA 90048.
PH: (213) 852-5500

San Francisco
456 Montgomery St., Suite 2100,
San Francisco, CA 94104.
PH: ( 415)-844-7500
Fax: ( 415)-844-7555

Miami
100 N. Biscayne Bl., Suite 1800,
Miami, FL 33132.
PH: (305) 358-8111

Atlanta
1100 Spring St., NW, Suite 440,
Atlanta, GA 30309
PH: (404) 875-7851

Chicago
111 E. Wacker Dr., 13th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60601.
PH: (312) 565-3300

Boston
Statler Office Bldg., 20 Park Pz., Suite 1020,
Boston, MA 02116.
PH: (617) 542-0041

New York
800 2nd Av., 13,14,15 Floor,
New York, NY 10017.
PH: (212) 499-5400

Philadelphia
230 S. 15th St., 8th Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19102.
PH: (215) 546-5556

Houston
Weslayan Tower, 24 Greenway Pz., Suite 1500,
Houston, TX 77046.
PH:(713) 627-3780
Fax (713) 627-0149

Consulate General

800 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10017

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Embassy of Israel in Luanda, Angola:

Rua Rainha Ngina 34 Edificio Siccalluanda,
Tel.: 244 -2-331501, 244-2-395295, 244-2-397331,
Fax: 244-2-396366,
e-mail: info@luanda.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires, Argentina:

Av. de mayo 701, piso 10, Buenos Aires,
Tel: 54 -11-43382500,
Fax: 54 -11-43382555,
E-mail: info@buenosaires.mfa.gov.il

Honorary Consulate of Israel in Mendoza, Argentina - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Canberra, Australia:

6 Turrana St. Yarralumla, Act. 2600 Canberra,
Tel.: 61-2-62731309/0, 61-2-62733541,
Fax: 61-2-62734273,
E-mail: info@canberra.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Vienna, Austria:

20 Anton Frank Gasse, 1180 Vienna,
Tel.: 43-1-47646500, 43-1-47646510,
Fax: 43-1-47646555,
E-mail: info@vienna.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Baku, Azerbaijan:

Hyatt Tower 3, 7th floor, Izmir Street, 1033 Baku,
Tel.: 994 -12-907881/2,
Fax: 994 -12-907892,
E-mail: info@baku.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Brussels, Belgium:

Av. De l'Observatoire 40, 1180 Brussels (EU),
Tel.: 32 -2-3735500,
Fax: 32 -2-3735677,
E-mail: info@brussels.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in La Paz, Bolivia:

Av. Maruscal Sta Cruz 2150 Piso 10 Edificio Esperanza, La Paz,
Tel.: 591 -22-391126,
Fax: 591 -22-391712,
E-mail: info@lapaz.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Brazilia, Brasil:

S.E.S. Av. Das Nacoes Lote 38, Q 809 Brazilia CEP 704 24 900,
Tel.: 55 -61-2447675,
Fax: 55 -61-2446129,
E-mail: info@brasilia.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Sofia, Bulgaria:

1 Bulgaria SQ, NDK Administration Building, 7th Floor Sofia,
Tel.: 359 -2-9515044,
Fax: 359 -2-9521101,
E-mail: info@sofia.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Yaounde, Cameroon:

P.O. Box 5934 Yaounde,
Tel.: 237 --2201644, 237 --2211291, 237 --2219397,
Fax: 237 -2210823,
E-mail: info@yaounde.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Ottawa, Canada:

50 O'Connor Street Suite 1005 Ontario K1P6L2 Ottawa,
Tel.: 1 -613-5676450,
Fax: 1 -613-2378865,
E-mail: info@ottawa.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Santiago, Chile:

San Sebastian 1812 Santiago de Chile,
Tel.: 56 -2-7500500,
Fax: 56 -2-7500555
E-mail: info@santiago.mfa.gov.il

Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, China (Republic) - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Bogota, Colombia:

Edificio Caxdac Cale 35, No 7-25, Piso 14, Bogota,
Tel.: 57-1-2884637/4732, 57-1-2884701/4778,
57-1-2884707, 57-1-2884738/4776,
Fax: 57-1-2877783,
E-mail: info@bogota.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of israel in San Jose, Costa Rica:

Edificio Centro Colon, Paseo Colon, Calle 38, San Jose,
Tel.: 506 --2218447, 506 --2216011/6444,
Fax: 506 --2570867,
E-mail: info@sanjose.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Abidjan, Cote d`Ivoire:

01 B.P. 1877, Abidjan 01 Abidjan,
Tel.: 225 --20212955, 225 --20214953, 225 --20227191/2/3,
Fax: 225 --20218704,
E-mail: info@abidjan.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Nicosia, Cyprus:

4 Gripari Street, P.O.B. 25159 Nicosia,
Tel.: 357-22-369500,
Fax: 357 22-663486
E-mail: info@nicosia.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Prague, Czech Republic:

Badeniho 2, 17000 Prague 7,
Tel.: 420 -2- 3309 7500/1,
Fax: 420 -2-33097529
E-mail: info@prague.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Copenhagen, Denmark:

Lundeb Angsvej 4, 2900 Hellerup, Copenhagen,
Tel.: 45 --88185500,
Fax: 45 - 88185555
E-mail: info@copenhagen.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic:

Pedro Henriquez Urena 80, Santo Domingo,
Tel.: 1 -809-4720774/5/6,
Fax: 1 -809-4721785,
E-mail: info@santodomingo.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Quito, Ecuador:

12 de Octubre y Gral. Francisco Salazar Esq. Edif. Plaza 2000,
Piso 9 Quito,
Tel.: 593 -2-2237474,
Fax: 593 -2-2238055,
E-mail: info@quito.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Cairo, Egypt:

6 Sharia Ibn-El Maleck, Cairo,
Tel.: 20 -2-3610528, 20 -2-7610458, 20 -2-7610528/45,
Fax: 20 -2-7610414,
E-mail: info@cairo.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in San Salvador, El Salvador:

Centro Financiero Gigante, Torre B, Piso 63,
Avenida Sur y Alameda Roosevelt, San Salvador,
Tel.: 503 --2113434,
Fax: 503 --2113443,
E-mail: info@sansalvador.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Asmara, Eritrea:

32 Ogaden Street, P.O. Box 5600 Asmara,
Tel.: 291 -1-188521, 291 -1-188599, 291 -1-188626,
Fax: 291 -1-188550,
E-mail: info@asmara.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:

P.O. Box 1266, Higher 16 Kebele 22 House No. 283, Addis Ababa,
Tel.: 251 -1-460999, 251 -1-461953,
Fax: 251 -1-461961,
E-mail: info@addisababa.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Helsinki, Finland:

00170 Helsinki 71 Vironkatu 5 A, Helsinki,
Tel.: 358 -9-6812020,
Fax: 358 -9-1356959,
E-mail: info@helsinki.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Paris, France - WEB-site

Israel Tourism Office in Paris, France - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Tibilisi, Georgia:

61 D Agmashenebeli A. Ve. Tibilisi, 0102 Tibilisi,
Tel.: 995 -32-942705, 995 -32-951709, 995 -32-964457,
Fax: 995 -32-237133,
E-mail: info@tbilisi.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany - WEB-site

Israel Tourism Office in Frankfurt, Germany - WEB-site

Israel Trade Center in Munich, Germany - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in London, Great Britain and Northern Ireland - WEB-site

Israel Information Office in Glasgow, Great Britain and Northern Ireland - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Athens, Greece:

Marathonodromou Street 1 Paleo Psychico 15452 Athens,
Tel.: 30 -210-6719530, 30 -210-6719531, 30 -210-6722183,
Fax: 30 -210-6749510,
E-mail: info@athens.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Guatemala City, Guatemala:

13 Avenida 14-07 Zona 10, Guatemala City,
Tel.: 502 --3635665, 502 --3334624,
Fax: 502 --3336950,
E-mail: info@guatemala.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Holy See (Vatican):

Via Michele Mercati 12, 00197 Rome, Vatican,
Tel.: 39 -06-36198690/1/2,
Fax: 39 -06-36198626,
E-mail: info@vatholysee.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Budapest, Hungary:

Fullank Utca 8, 1026 Budapest,
Tel.: 36 -1-2000781, 36 -1-2000782,
Fax: 36 -1-2000783,
E-mail: info@budapest.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in New Dehli, India:

3 Aurngzeb Road, New Dehli,
Tel.: 91-11-23013238,
Fax: 91-11-23014298
E-mail: info@newdelhi.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Dublin, Ireland:

Carrisbrook House122, Pembroke Rodeballs Bridge Dublin,
Tel.: 353 -1-2309400,
Fax: 353 -1-2309446,
E-mail: info@dublin.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Rome, Italy - WEB-site

Indirizzo: Via Michele Mercati,14, 00197 Roma
tel: 06 36198500
Fax: 06 36198555
Orario di apertura Uffici Consolari: 09.00 12.00

Embassy of Israel in Tokyo, Japan:

3 Niban-Cho Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo,
Tel.: 81 -3-32640911,
Fax: 81 -3-32640832,
E-mail: info@tokyo.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Amman, Jordan:

47 Maysaloun Street Rabiya,
P.O. Box 950866 Amman 11195, Jordan,
Tel.: 962 -6-5524680-8, 962 -6-5525170-5, 962 -6-5524689,
Fax: 962 -6-5525177,
E-mail: info@amman.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Almaty, Kazakhstan:

Dgeltoxan Street 87 Almaty
Tel.: 7-3272-506284, 7-3272-507215/6/7,
Fax: 7-3272-506283,
E-mail: info@almata.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Nairobi, Kenya:

Bishop Rode Nairobi, P.O. Box 30354 Nairobi,
Tel.: 254 -20-2710381, 254 -20-2711684,
254 -20-2716837, 254 -20-2722182/3, Fax: 254 -20-2715966,
E-mail: info@nairobi.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Riga, Latvia:

2 Elizabetes Street LV 1340 Riga,
Tel.: 371 --7320737/9, 371 --7323371,
Fax: 371 --7830170,
E-mail: info@rig.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Nouakchott, Mauritania:

Tevragh-Zeina Ilot-A-516 Nouakchott
Tel.: 222 --5254610, 222 --5258235,
Fax: 222 --5254612,
E-mail: info@nouakchott.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in MExico City, Mexico:

Sierra Madre No. 215, Lomas de Chapultepec 11000,
Mexico DF,
Tel.: 52-55-52011500,
Fax: 52-55-52011555,
E-mail: info@mexico.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Yangon, Myanmar:

15 `Khabaung St. Hlaing Township, Yangon
Tel.: 95 -1-515115,
Fax: 95 -1-515116,
E-mail: info@yangon.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Kathmandu, Nepal:

Bishramalaya House, Lazimpat Street, Kathmandu
Tel.: 977 -1-4411811, 977 -1-4419103,
Fax: 977 -1-4413920,
E-mail: info@kathmandu.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in The Hague, Netherlands - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Abuja, Nigeria:

Zone 4A, Asokoro, Abuja
Tel.: 234 -9-3143170,
Fax: 234 -9-3143177,
E-mail: info@abuja.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Oslo, Norway:

Parkveien 35, 0258 Oslo,
Tel.: 47 --21019500,
Fax: 47 --2101 9530,
E-mail: info@oslo.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Lima, Peru:

Natalio Sanchez No. 125, Piso 6, Santa Beatriz Lima
Tel.: 51 -1-43 34431,
Fax: 51 -1-4338925,
E-mail: info@lima.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Manila, Philippines:

23rd Floor, Trafalgar Plaza H.V.
De la Costa Street Salcedo Villamakati Metro Manila
Tel.: 63 -2-8925330/32, 63 -2-8940441/43,
Fax: 63 -2-8941027,
E-mail: info@manila.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Warsaw, Poland:

Ul. Krzywickiego 24, Warszawa 02-078 Warsaw
Tel.: 48 -22- 8250923, 48 -22-8252897
Fax: 48 -22-8251607,
E-mail: info@warsaw.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Lisbon, Portugal:

Rua Antonio Enes No. 16 Lisbon,
Tel.: 351 -21-3553640,
Fax: 351 -21-3553658
E-mail: info@lisbon.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Doha, Qatar:

56/11 IBN Al-Buhaturi St. P.O.B 22183 Doha,
Tel.: 974 --4689074, 974 --4689077,
Fax: 974 --4685258,
E-mail: info@doha.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Bucharest, Romania:

B-Dul Dimitrei Cantemir 1 Tronson 2+3 B2
Piata, Unirii, Bucharest,
Tel.: 40 -21-3304149/99
Fax: 40 -21-3300750,
E-mail: info@bucharest.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Moscow, Russian Federation:

Bolshaya Ordynka 56 P.O.Box 113095 Moscow
Tel.: 7-095-2306700
Fax: 7-095-2306768
E-mail: info@moscow.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Dakar, Senegal:

3 Place de L'Independance B.P., 2096 Dakar,
Tel.: 221 --8237965, 221 --8238355,
Fax: 221 --8236490,
E-mail: info@dakar.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro

Bulevar Mira 47, Dedinje Beograd, Belgrade,
Tel.: 381 -11-3672400, 381 -11-3672401, 381 -11-3672402,
Fax: 381 -11-3670304,
E-mail: info@belgrade.mfa.gov.il

Economic and Trade Department of the Embassy of Israel, Singapore - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Pretoria, South Africa:

339 Hilda St. Hatfield, Pretoria,
Tel.: 27 -12-3485288, 27 -12-3485512, 27 -12-3480256,
Fax: 27 -12-3484216,
E-mail: info@pretoria.mfa.gov.il

Israel Tourism Office in Seoul, South Korea - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Madrid, Spain - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Stockholm, Sweden:

Torstenssonsgatan 4, 11456
P.O. Box 14006, 10440 Stockholm,
Tel.: 46 -8-6630435,
Fax: 46 -8-6625301,
E-mail: info@stockholm.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Bern, Switzerland:

Alpenstrasse 32, 3006 Bern,
Tel.: 41 -31-3563500, 41 -31-3563501,
Fax: 41 -31-3563556,
E-mail: info@bern.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Taipei, Taiwan:

Suite 2408 24F, Intl. Trade Building No. 333,
Keelung Road, Sec. 1, Taipei,
Tel.: 886 -2-27579692,
Fax: 886 -2-27577247,
E-mail: info@taipei.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Bangkok, Thailand:

Ocean Tower II, 25th Floor, Sukumvit Soi 19 Bangkok 10110,
Tel.: 66 -2-2049200,
Fax: 66 -2-2049255,
E-mail: info@bangkok.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Ankara, Turkey:

SOK Mahatma Gandi 85 Ankara,
Tel.: 90 -312-4463605,
Fax: 90 -312-4468071,
E-mail: info@ankara.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Kiev, Ukraine:

G.P.E. - S Lesi Ukrainki 34252195 Kiev,
Tel.: 380-44-2948108, 380-44-2961731,
Fax: 380-44-2949748,
E-mail: info@kiev.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Washington, United States of America - WEB-site

Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in New York - WEB-site

Embassy of Israel in Montevideo, Uruguay:

Boulevard Artigas 1585 Montevideo,
Tel.: 598 -2-4004164/5/6,
Fax: 598 -2-4095821,
E-mail: info@montevideo.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan:

3 A. Kahhar Street, Tashkent,
Tel.: 998 -71-1205808/9, 998 -71-1205810/1,
Fax: 998 -71-1205812,
E-mail: info@tashkent.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Caraca, Venezuela:

Avenida Francisco de Miranda Centro Empresarial de Miranda,
Ap. 4, Of. D, Los Ruices, 70081 Caracas,
Tel.: 58 -212-2394510/11,
Fax: 58 -212-2394320,
E-mail: info@caracas.mfa.gov.il

Embassy of Israel in Hanoi, Vietnam:

68 Nguyen Thai Hoc Hanoi
Tel.: 84 -4-8433140-3,
Fax: 84 -4-8435760,
E-mail: info@hanoi.mfa.gov.il

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Why Must Pro-Israel Mideast Wars Be Jump-Started With Initial Fabricated Reports of Mass-Murder of Babies?

https://therearenosunglasses.wordpress.com/2023/10/12/why-must-pro-israel-mideast-wars-be-jump-started-with-initial-fabricated-reports-of-mass-murder-of-babies/

[SEE: THE KUWAITI INCUBATOR HOAX]
"we investigated and then dismissed the obviously false tales of hundreds of babies thrown out of incubators by Iraqi troops."

What we actually know about the viral report of beheaded babies in Israel

One journalist from the Tel Aviv-based news channel i24 said a soldier told her they had "witnessed… bodies of babies with their heads cut off" at the Kfar Aza kibbutz near the Gaza border - but no Israeli officials have confirmed the claim.

Thursday 12 October 2023 05:05, UK

Reports that Israeli soldiers discovered babies that had been beheaded in the Kfar Aza kibbutz are circulating on social and traditional media outlets around the world.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) invited foreign journalists to see the aftermath of a massacre by Hamas militants at the kibbutz on Tuesday.

Sky's Stuart Ramsay was among those to go and see "stretcher-bearers bringing out a small child" and a basketball court with "bodies lined up in black body bags".

But in her TV reports, one journalist from the Tel Aviv-based news channel i24 said a soldier had told her they had "witnessed… bodies of babies with their heads cut off".

In a statement to Sky News, the IDF said: "We cannot confirm any numbers. What happened in Kibbutz Kfar Aza is a massacre in which women, children and toddlers and elderly were brutally butchered in an ISIS way of action."

What happened at the kibbutz?

The Kfar Aza kibbutz is one of several self-contained Israeli settlements close to the Gaza border.

It is located between Netivot and Sderot around three miles from the border in southern Israel.

Because of its proximity to Gaza and the unprecedented nature of last weekend's incursion, which saw Hamas militants breach the usually-heavily-guarded border on foot - it was one of the first sites they reached on Saturday.

Four days later, journalists got to see the destruction left behind.

Chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay said the scene "can only be described as massacre".

"The stories here are shocking - families being woken without warning to voices outside their houses, mums and dads hiding their children in cupboards, wine cellars and basements, husbands and wives becoming separated in the fight," he says.

He adds that it took 17 hours for help to arrive, as the IDF focused on urban areas first - leaving residents defenceless and numbers of dead high.

Why are there reports of 'babies being beheaded'?

Claims Hamas fighters beheaded babies have only been reported by one journalist - Nicole Zedek from i24 - and have not been verified by Sky News.

Ms Zedek was among the reporters invited to see what was left at the kibbutz on Tuesday.

In one live broadcast, which has since been viewed millions of times on X, formerly known as Twitter, she says: "Talking to some of the soldiers here, they say what they witnessed as they've been walking through these communities is bodies of babies with their heads cut off and families gunned down in their beds.

"We can see some of these soldiers right now, comforting each other."

He says: "They cut off heads… of children, of women."

And in another live broadcast, Zedek describes "40 babies at least were taken out on gurneys" - which is where the widely shared 40 figure comes from.

In an interview with Sky's Mark Austin on Tuesday evening, Israeli economy minister Nir Barkat echoed a similar claim: "We've seen just now... we've heard of 40 young boys. Some of them were burned alive. Some were beheaded. Some were shot in the head."

CBS News in the US said on Wednesday that Yossi Landau, head of operations at Zaka, Israel's volunteer civilian emergency response organisation, confirmed to them he had "personally seen" adults, children and babies beheaded.

But when asked directly whether "40 babies were beheaded", an IDF spokesman said children were killed - but that reports of beheadings were "unconfirmed".

It was later reported by at least one major TV news network that the reports of babies being beheaded had been "confirmed" by a spokesperson for the Israeli prime minister's office.

This was subsequently attributed to Tal Heinrich, a freelance news anchor who appears to have been drafted in by Benjamin Netanyahu's office on 8 October to assist with media relations in the wake of Hamas's attacks a day earlier.

The only available public statement on the matter from Ms Heinrich at the time of writing was an interview she conducted with LBC on Wednesday, in which she was asked about the claims.

Ms Heinrich, who was quoted by LBC as a spokesperson for Mr Netanyahu's office, said: "Toddlers, babies, I can tell you some of them... yes, heads were cut off. This is what we are hearing from... soldiers on the ground who dealt with the bodies."

Replying to a later post on X linking to a story citing her comments, she said on Wednesday evening: "Please note: We said that these reports are based on testimonies of soldiers".

'Important to separate facts from speculation'

Stuart Ramsay interviewed two IDF majors - one of whom was a spokesman.

Ramsay said: "At no point did either he, or the other major I spoke to, ever mention that Hamas had beheaded or killed 40 babies or children. I believe that if it were the case, they would have told me and others there.

"There is no doubt that a horrific attack took place at Kfar Aza, and it needed to be reported, and we did see the bodies of the dead from the community in their houses, in the back of a truck, and on the basketball court.

"But it's important to separate the facts from speculation in a situation like this.

"To reiterate - the IDF had every opportunity to inform the world's media of any story that had become apparent as the military continue to clear up the kibbutz. The murder and beheading of 40 children was never mentioned to me or my team."

And another journalist, Oren Ziv, who works for independent news outlet 972 mag, was also present and given the opportunity to speak to "hundreds of soldiers on site".

In a post on X, he said of the baby claims: "During the tour we didn't see any evidence of this, and the army spokesperson or commanders also didn't mention any such incidents."

Adding to the confusion, the White House was forced into a remarkable climbdown on Wednesday night after President Biden appeared to confirm that he had seen pictures of children being beheaded in the Hamas attack.

In a speech to a Jewish community gathering in Washington, which was televised live, he said: "I never really thought that I would see, have confirmed, pictures of terrorists beheading children, I never thought I would ever, anyway..."

However, after Sky News' US partner NBC approached the White House for further details on President Biden's remarks, two senior administration officials said Biden was only referring to several media reports from Israel about beheaded children and had not seen images or had independent confirmation of child beheadings.

He had not in fact seen any images or had independent confirmation of child beheadings.

Digital investigations journalist Victoria Elms, who works on Sky's Data and Forensics unit, adds: "Social media has been awash with misinformation about the situation in Israel and Gaza since the war broke out.

"Videos from the Syrian conflict, excerpts from video games and TikToks made months ago have all been widely shared, falsely claiming to show events from the past few days."

She says that misinformation is often shared "unintentionally", but that "there are some who post and share false material with the intent to deceive others.

"This is especially dangerous during times of conflict, where it may be even harder than usual to independently verify information or footage.

"As the conflict draws on, we would urge users to be vigilant when consuming online content related to the war."