US President Trump asserted that it was Hamas that tried to commit genocide in Israel on October 7, 2023, when asked by a reporter about a UN report published last week claiming Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

“That was genocide at the highest level. That was murder, genocide; you can call it whatever you want. But little babies were chopped in half. Arms were cut off, people; heads were cut off people. That’s genocide also, I guess.”