Left: Soldiers carry a black body back in Israel. Right: President Joe Biden stands at a podium speaking.
Left: Israeli soldiers removing civilian bodies who were killed days earlier in an attack by Hamas militants on this kibbutz in Kfar Aza, Israel. Right: President Joe Biden gives remarks to Jewish community leaders.
  • On Wednesday, President Joe Biden said he saw "pictures of terrorists beheading children."
  • Hours later, a National Security official walked back those comments.
  • The official told NPR Biden was referring to media reports about the attack in Israel.

President Joe Biden addressed Jewish community leaders at a round table on Wednesday, where he referenced a gruesome claim made by the Israel Defense Forces.