{"id":120975,"date":"2023-10-23T09:49:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/?p=120975"},"modified":"2023-10-23T09:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:49:06","slug":"hamas-placing-rocket-launchers-near-schools-to-use-kids-as-shields-idf-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasixlineon.com\/world-news\/hamas-placing-rocket-launchers-near-schools-to-use-kids-as-shields-idf-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas placing rocket launchers near schools to use kids as shields, IDF claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man caught writing ‘coloniser’ on posters of hostages kidnapped by Hamas<\/h3>\n

Hamas has been placing rocket launch pads next to kindergartens, mosques and nurseries in Gaza, Israeli intelligence has claimed.<\/p>\n

The IDF cited newly released satellite images of the Strip as evidence that Hamas militants have been using civilians and children to shield themselves from Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n

Taking to social media, they purported the pictures showed launch pits dug right next to civilian structures \u2013 a tactic Israel says confirms their claims that Hamas is using civilians as human shields.<\/p>\n

The snaps showed one of the alleged launch sites inside the garden of a mosque with another positioned only a stone’s throw away near a kindergarten.<\/p>\n

Another purported launch pit was positioned near a United Nations building in Gaza while another was installed right opposite the Manfaluti Secondary School for boys.<\/p>\n

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While the effective presence of the launch sites could not be independently verified, the geolocation provided matched the locations provided.<\/p>\n

Analysts argued that satellite images of the same spots taken in September did now show signs of rocket launch sites being either present or under construction, suggesting the pads could be a recent development.<\/p>\n

IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said: “Since the beginning of the war, the Hamas terrorist organization has been exploiting civilians and civilian sites such as kindergartens, schools, and mosques for the purpose of firing rockets at Israel.<\/p>\n

“Hamas deliberately fires its rockets at Israeli civilians.”<\/p>\n

Israel has been tipped to launch a ground offensive in Gaza to completely wipe out Hamas’s presence in retaliation for the deadly incursion its militants launched on the southern area of the country on October 7.<\/p>\n

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