The world turns a blind eye: How Hamas exploits children in Gaza for terrorism | Watch

New IDF footage reveals a Hamas terrorist using a child to transfer weapons into a civilian home in the central camps, exploiting the child as a human shield. The incident occurs against the backdrop of an international campaign against Israel over allegations of harm to children, including a 2025 UN report that noted reports of children being used as human shields by Hamas.

New IDF footage reveals how a Hamas terrorist uses a child to transfer weapons into a civilian home in the central camps, exploiting the child as a human shield. IDF forces identified the terrorist sending the child with the weapons into the building, rather than carrying them himself and risking exposure. According to the IDF, the terrorist exploited the fact that it was a child to try to complete the transfer without the forces attacking. The incident occurs against the backdrop of an ongoing international campaign against Israel over harm to children in Gaza. In recent months, an independent commission of inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council accused Israel of deliberately harming children, and even claimed that the acts constitute part of "genocide" – claims that Israel strongly rejects. The IDF says this is not an isolated incident, but another example of the use of children and the civilian population by terrorist organizations in the Strip for terrorist purposes. The 2025 UN report on children in armed conflict also noted that reports were received of children being used as human shields by Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups. According to the IDF, the use of children is done in violation of international law and to advance terrorist schemes against forces operating in the area and against Israeli civilians.