In a television address on Wednesday night, Netanyahu said that the Palestinian terrorist groups beheaded soldiers in Israel.
Though there were reports of US President Joe Biden "confirming" the beheading, the White House later issued a clarification that Biden and other US officials had not seen or independently confirmed that Hamas terrorists beheaded Israeli children.
In a possible step ahead of the ground offensive into Gaza, Israel has ordered military closure in the region.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday ordered the USS Gerald R Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to assist Israel, if the need arose.
As per reports, US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has reached Tel Aviv in Israel.
He is slated to meet with senior Israeli officials.
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