An Orthodox Jewish newspaper apologised for digitally deleting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from a photograph of President Barack Obama and his staff watching Navy SEALs move in on Osama bin Laden.

The Brooklyn weekly Der Zeitung, which says it does not publish images of women, printed the doctored photo on Friday.

It issued a statement saying its photo editor had not read the "fine print" accompanying the White House photo that forbade any changes.

The newspaper said it has sent its "regrets and apologies" to the White House and the Department of State.