President Joe Biden reportedly issued an apology to several prominent Muslim-American leaders after openly questioning the accuracy of the death toll figures from Gaza.
During a press conference on October 25, President Biden openly questioned the number of causalities in Gaza, which are reported by the Hamas government.
“I have no notion that the Palestinians are telling the truth about how many people are killed,” Biden said. “I’m sure innocents have been killed, and it’s a price of waging war.”
Biden met with five Muslim American leaders the day after his October 25 comments about reported Gaza deaths.
During the meeting, Biden listened to the leaders describe people they knew who were directly impacted by the conflict in the Middle East.
“I’m sorry. I’m disappointed in myself,” Biden told the group, according to the Washington Post.
The Muslim-American leaders who met with Biden urged him to show more empathy to the Palestinians and Biden allegedly hugged one of the participants at the end of the meeting.
According to data from the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health, more than 14,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including many women and children, have been killed in the weeks-old war.
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