Video: Rocket launchers found in old playground in Gaza, say Israeli forces
In a video shared on X, the Israel Defense Forces also said that they had found four rocket launchers in, what used to be, a residential area in Gaza's Beit Hanoun.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday revealed several strategic locations in Gaza reportedly used by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas to launch rockets into Israel.
In a video shared on X, the IDF said that they had found four rocket launchers in a residential area in Gaza's Beit Hanoun which was now in ruins. An IDF official said they discovered the rocket launchers near a children's swimming pool.
In another video shared by the Times of Israel, rocket launch pits were spotted in an old playground in northern Gaza.
“This is further proof of the Hamas terror organization’s constant use of the civilian population as a human shield for terror purposes,” the IDF said in a statement.
The IDF has been carrying out strikes in the Gaza Strip with the stated aim of destroying Hamas and rescuing hostages held by the group.
A spokesperson for the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said on Sunday that the Israeli military had struck a refugee camp overnight, killing at least 40 people.
As the Israel-Hamas war completes nearly a month, the United Nations and world powers are yet to arrive at a consensus on how to deal with the conflict, which began on October 7, when Hamas launched a multi-pronged attack on Israel by air, land and sea, killing more than 1,400 people and taking 240 civilians as hostages.
With the death toll in Gaza mounting, pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged protests in cities around the world on Saturday, calling for an end to the nearly month-old war. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected all calls for a "ceasefire", emphasising the country's aim to destroy Hamas and its ability to attack Israel in the future.
Notably, the Israeli Prime Minister on Sunday disciplined a junior member of his cabinet who voiced openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike on Gaza, where the war with Hamas terrorists is inflicting a spiralling Palestinian civilian toll.
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