The White House on Thursday shut down a reporter's question concerning the authenticity of photos released earlier in the day
showing dead Israeli children butchered by Hamas.
The exchange came during the White House press briefing when National Security Counsel spokesperson John Kirby was asked if the U.S. had independently verified the photos posted on X earlier in the day by Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu showing the bloodied body of one baby and the burned corpses of two other children.
"I don't think we're going to be in the business of having to validate of approve those images. They're coming from the prime minister of Israel, and we have absolutely no reason to doubt their authenticity," Kirby said, appearing disturbed at the suggestion the photos could be fake.