Fox News Digital obtained photographs and documents from the IDF revealing Hamas' exploitation of some 170 children for use in its terror campaign against Israel.

Hamas runs summer camps, in which the children learn to shoot weapons, attack from a tunnel, fight against tanks and kidnap soldiers. The camps are early stages for military training in Hamas and integration into the military wing. According to the United Nations website for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, a prohibition exists on the use of children as soldiers.

Archive (including paywall bypass): http://archive.today/2024.01.03-193159/https://www.foxnews.com/world/exclusive-hamas-islamic-jihad-accused-using-child-soldiers-war-against-israel

  • ralphio@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Looks like IDF is claiming 170 child soldiers with no evidence of direct involvement in fighting. Seems to be a war crime on Hamas’s part, but pinning mass death of children on child soldiers is not honest. Not saying you specifically are pushing this idea, but thought some context wouldn’t hurt here.