Israel has released some horrifying images of babies "murdered and burned by Hamas monsters" and said that they were among the pictures shown by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Sharing the photos on X (Previously Twitter), PMO of Israel wrote: “Here are some of the photos Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Warning: These are horrifying photos of babies murdered and burned by the Hamas monsters. Hamas is inhuman. Hamas is ISIS.”
Blinken describes seeing photos of 'depravity,' warns others not to 'take advantage' of events
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he has been shown photographs "beyond what anyone would want to imagine. Babies riddled with bullets, young people burned alive ... It's simply depravity in the worst imaginable way. It almost defies comprehension and harkens back to ISIS on its rampage."
Holding his second press conference of the day in Tel Aviv, Blinken described Hamas' attack on Israel as, proportionally speaking, "the equivalent of ten 9/11s" in terms of loss of life. "That's how devastating this attack has been."
Blinken also spoke about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, condemning Hamas for continuing to use civilians as human shields and saying that he had discussed with Netanyahu possibilities for safe passage for civilians who want to leave Gaza.
Asked whether the US would intervene if Hezbollah militants in Lebanon were to open a second front to the north of Israel, Blinken said that "there will not be a second front" and that no-one should "try to take advantage of this moment."
From Israel, Blinken will travel to meet with other leaders across the region in the coming days "to keep the conflict from spreading" and to discuss how to convince Hamas to release hostages, starting with King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan. (Inputs from Agencies)