Israel says Hamas sent a toddler to a military outpost

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said connected Wednesday that Hamas sent a 4-year-old Palestinian lad to 1 of its outposts. The IDF says it returned the toddler to Gaza successful coordination with planetary organizations.

"Hamas does not hesitate to usage immoderate means to cynically usage and exploit civilians and children to beforehand its terrorism," the IDF wrote connected X.

The kid allegedly told IDF soldiers that Hamas sent him, but Israel did not supply accusation connected however the lad knew the violent enactment sent him there. 

The IDF says Hamas sent a 4-year-old lad toward a subject outpost. (IDF)

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IDF International Spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani condemned the incidental successful a station connected X, saying that it demonstrated Hamas’ deficiency of attraction for civilians.

"Another reminder that Hamas doesn’t attraction astir the radical of Gaza and exploits them for terror," Lt. Col. Shoshani wrote. 

Israeli soldiers talk to a Palestinian kid who was allegedly sent by Hamas towards their outpost. The kid was returned to Gaza.

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During the Oct. 7 massacre, Hamas not lone killed Israeli children, but took respective arsenic hostages. In November 2023, arsenic portion of a deal, Hamas released 30 children from captivity. The past 2 kid hostages successful Gaza were Ariel and Kfir Bibas. Their destiny remained uncertain for months, until their deaths were confirmed successful February 2025 erstwhile their bodies were returned to Israel.

"Kfir and Ariel were murdered successful acold blood. The terrorists didn’t sprout them—they killed them with their bare hands. Then, they committed horrific acts to screen up their crimes," IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said pursuing the instrumentality of the Bibas children’s remains.

IDF forces are seen operating successful Rafah, a metropolis successful the Gaza Strip. (IDF Spokesman's Office)

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Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon called connected U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to contented a condemnation of the incidental involving the 4-year-old Palestinian child.

"Hamas has a genocidal animosity toward Israelis and arsenic doesn’t attraction for the radical of Gaza. That’s wherefore the violent enactment uses babies, children and women arsenic quality shields and pawns successful conflict. This is contemptible and should beryllium roundly condemned by the United Nations secretary-general," Ambassador Danon said.

Just past week, the U.N. was slammed implicit a draught of its study connected children successful combat zones that appeared to omit stories of Israeli victims. 

Throughout the conception of the study connected Israeli and Palestinian children, determination are instances of the U.N. conflicting verified and unverified data. Though the study admits that determination is unverified data, it does not springiness immoderate accusation connected who was liable for verifying the different figures. This deficiency of transparency near country to uncertainty the report’s accuracy.