- Israel last night released photos showing children holding weapons
- It was alleged that children were sent to Hamas training camps
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Palestinian children are being sent to Hamas terror training camps where they are taught to hold guns, fire weapons and navigate the vast underground tunnel network, it was claimed last night.
The Israeli army has released photos of children in Gaza with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
In one video, young people were led through a tunnel guarded by masked Hamas gunmen. Many of the faces were blurred, but some looked as young as ten years old.
According to an Israeli security official, the materials were found during a military operation in Gaza during raids on schools and homes.
Israel claims that children in Gaza are indoctrinated from a young age to hate Israel and the Jewish people and sent to summer camps and youth organizations where they receive training for Hamas, including how to kidnap soldiers. Israel said a “significant number” of minors are active in Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
In a video released by the Israeli army, young people are led through a tunnel guarded by masked Hamas gunmen
An image released by the Israeli military shows a child holding an assault rifle
Israel also accuses Hamas of using schools and playgrounds to store weapons. The army says it has found children's backpacks and dolls filled with explosives aimed at Israeli soldiers
“Hamas is a terrorist organization that attaches no value whatsoever to human life,” Moshe Aviv, head of Israel's Directorate of National Public Diplomacy, told The Mail on Sunday.
“This led to their criminal and murderous behavior on October 7.” More than 1,200 Israelis were killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7, 240 of whom were taken hostage.
Mr. Aviv added: “All of this fundamentally stems from the terror education they receive from an early age, from childhood, where they are taught to hate Jews, which leads to terrorism and mass murder.” He accused Hamas of using women, children and the elderly as “human shields,” and said it hid its “terrorist infrastructure in and under homes, hospitals, mosques, schools and other civilian locations, deliberately endangering the Palestinian population.” brought'.
Israel also accuses Hamas of using schools and playgrounds to store weapons. The army says it has found children's backpacks and dolls filled with explosives aimed at Israeli soldiers.
Mr Aviv said: “The State of Israel will eliminate Hamas rule and its military capabilities, return the hostages and ensure that there is no security threat to Israel from Gaza. It will also ensure that whoever is in charge of Gaza educates its citizens without hatred of Jews or anyone else in the world.
“The Gazan youth and the entire society must start the deradicalization process so that they can enjoy a normal, peaceful life without being encouraged to become martyrs.”