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January 3, 2003       Share:    

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Palestinians Still Using Children for Terror

(Yediot Ahronot) - Felix Frisch Despite Hamas statements that children are not to be used in attacks against Israelis, three 15-year-old boys armed with knives attempted to sneak into the Jewish village of Alei Sinai in the Gaza district on Wednesday night to murder local residents, but were killed by IDF forces instead. One of the boys carried a list with the names of 38 Palestinian youngsters who were members of the same youth movement, whose members are asked to prove their "courage" in military-type activities. IDF forces in Gaza have frequently spotted youth and even young children sent to dig holes for bombs, and later even bringing the bombs themselves, safe in the knowledge that the IDF will not harm children. All that remains is for an adult bomb handler to reach the site, connect the bomb, and prepare it for detonation.

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