Gaza Conflict: Israel discovers Hamas bomb belts adapted for children

According to the Israel Defence Forces, the Israeli force destroyed 200 terror infrastructure targets in Gaza during the course of the previous day and took weapons from Hamas.

One of the establishments was a residence for people in northern Gaza that housed a Hamas weapons installation. According to the IDF, soldiers discovered child-sized bomb belts, hundreds of grenades, dozens of explosives, and intelligence records. The weapons complex was next to a mosque, a clinic, and educational facilities.

During the ground war, Israeli forces destroyed and captured about 30,000 explosive devices, including rockets and anti-tank missiles, that were in Hamas’ possession, IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters on Saturday night.

“There is an immense amount of weaponry in Gaza; some, as happened today, is found in schools. During our current operation in Daraj-Tufah, we scanned schools and found weapons, including a significant amount of rockets and equipment belonging to Hamas’s naval commando unit. We seize the weapons, neutralising Hamas’ terrorism capabilities,” Hagari told the media.

Soldiers in a different operation in the northern Gaza Strip saw several terrorists exiting a military building where Hamas had set up surveillance posts. The terror squad was destroyed when the military launched an airstrike against the building.

On October 7, Hamas attacked Israeli villages close to the Gaza border, killing at least 1,200 people. It is now estimated that Hamas has 129 men, women, children, military, and foreigners in their custody in Gaza. While Israeli police continue to identify dead and look for human remains, some persons are still missing.

(With agency inputs)