Gaza Genocide27 September, 20262 min read
IDF Releases Footage Of Gaza Terrorist Using Child To Transfer Weapons Into Civilian Home
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Terrorist used a child to move weapons into a central Gaza civilian home. IDF says the child was exploited as a human shield to deter strikes.
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IDF footage shows child
The IDF released footage showing a Gaza terrorist using a child to transfer weapons into a civilian home in central Gaza. The IDF said, "The terrorist exploited the child, using him as a human shield to transfer the weapons," and it said the transfer was meant "in an attempt to prevent the IDF from striking and thwarting their transfer." The IDF said it refrained from carrying out any strikes after identifying the child, stating, "Upon identifying the presence of a child, the IDF refrained from carrying out any strikes against the terrorist."
The IDF described the incident as an example of the "systematic exploitation of children by terrorist organizations for terrorist purposes, in violation of international law." The IDF said Southern Command troops were deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and would continue to operate to remove any immediate threat.
Southern Command and the
The IDF said troops operating in the area of Gaza’s central refugee camps identified a terrorist using the child to move weapons into the house. The IDF said the terrorist used the child as a human shield so that the IDF would not attack and thwart the transfer, and it published drone footage showing the child transporting a weapon in the central Gaza Strip. The IDF said the conduct violated international law and alleged that the weapons were intended to support attacks against Israeli troops operating near the so-called "yellow line" in Gaza and against Israeli civilians.
The IDF said the "yellow line" refers to the boundary in Gaza established under the agreement governing the current deployment of Israeli forces. The IDF said Southern Command troops were deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and "will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat."
Noa Argamani kidnapping
The IDF and Shin Bet announced that they, along with Lahav 433's Gideonim Unit 33, had killed a terrorist involved in the kidnapping of Noa Argamani on October 7 over the weekend. The IDF said Saher Nidal Latfi Sakr was documented abducting Argamani and Avinatan Or from the Nova music festival to Gaza on the back of a motorcycle during the massacre. The IDF said Sakr is affiliated with global jihadist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip and it added that he had supplied Hamas with weapons throughout the war.
The IDF said Sakr also advanced attacks against troops and Israeli civilians, linking the kidnapping to the broader conflict described in the IDF statement. The IDF framed the child-weapon footage as part of what it called the systematic exploitation of children by terrorist organizations for terrorist purposes, in violation of international law.